Robin egg blue

Robin egg blue
 

    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #00CCCC
sRGBB  (r, g, b) (0, 204, 204)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k) (67, 0, 27, 0)
HSV       (h, s, v) (180°, 100%, 80%)
Source Crayola
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

The color robin egg blue is displayed at right. It is a web-safe color and an official Crayola color. In the early 1990s, the crayon was originally included unlabeled in Crayola boxes, and purchasers were asked to submit ideas for the color's name. Among the contest winners, this color was named by Christopher Straub (Age: 8).[1]

Robin egg blue, also called eggshell blue, approximates the shade of the eggs laid by the American robin.

The first recorded use of robin egg blue as a color name in English was in 1873.[2]

Variations of robin egg blue

Pale robin egg blue

Robin egg blue (ISCC-NBS #162)
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #96DED1
sRGBB  (r, g, b) (150, 222, 209)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k) (38, 0, 23, 0)
HSV       (h, s, v) (169°, 32%, 87%)
Source ISCC-NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Pale robin egg blue is identical to the following tone of the color robin egg blue displayed on the ISCC-NBS color list: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)—Color sample of Robin Egg (color sample #162):.

Tiffany Blue

Main article: Tiffany Blue
Tiffany Blue
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #81D8D0
sRGBB  (r, g, b) (129, 216, 208)
HSV       (h, s, v) (174°, 40%, 85%)
Source Tiffany.com
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.

Robin egg blue in human culture

Architecture

Jewelry

Literature

Music

References

  1. http://www.crayoncollecting.com/ccolor21.htm
  2. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203; Color Sample of Robin Egg Blue Page 77 Plate 27 Color Sample H3
  3. Sherwin-Williams, "The Whys Behind the Blue Porch Ceiling"
  4. "Ask OHJ", Old House Journal, Nov/Dec 1994, p. 20
  5. The Great Gatsby,F.Scott Fitzgerald,Chapter 2
  6. "Sky Sailing - Brielle Lyrics | MetroLyrics". www.metrolyrics.com. Retrieved 2016-01-08.

See also

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