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Robin egg blue 
Summary
Robin egg blue, also called eggshell blue or robin's-egg blue,[1] is a shade of teal (a blue-green color), approximating the shade of the eggs laid by the American robin.
| Robin egg blue | |
|---|---|
 American robin eggs | |
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #00CCCC |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (0, 204, 204) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (180°, 100%, 80%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (75, 59, 192°) |
| Source | Crayola |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Brilliant bluish green |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The first recorded use of robin egg blue as a color name in English was in 1873,[2] though earlier references to colors similar to that of robin's eggs were made as early as 1844.[3]
Variations edit
Tiffany Blue edit
| Tiffany Blue | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #81D8D0 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (129, 216, 208) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (174°, 40%, 85%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (81, 40, 183°) |
| Source | Tiffany & Co.[4] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Very light bluish green |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Tiffany Blue is the trademarked name for the light medium tone of robin egg blue associated with Tiffany & Co., the New York City jewelry company.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Robin's-egg Blue, N. & Adj". Oxford English Dictionary. December 2023. doi:10.1093/OED/4868676611.
- ^ Maerz and Paul (1930). "Color Sample of Robin Egg Blue Page 77 Plate 27 Color Sample H3". A Dictionary of Color. New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 203.
- ^ Jackson, C. T. (1844). Final Rep. Geol. & Minerol. New Hampshire.
- ^ "About Tiffany & Co.: Tiffany Blue". Tiffany & Co. Retrieved April 20, 2017.