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Robin egg blue

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Hex triplet
  
#00CCCC

CMYK   (c, m, y, k)
  
(67, 0, 27, 0)

Source
  
Crayola

sRGB  (r, g, b)
  
(0, 204, 204)

HSV       (h, s, v)
  
(180°, 100%, 80%)

Robin egg blue

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).

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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.

Pale robin egg blue

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

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

  • In the United States, robin egg blue is a popular color for the ceiling of exterior porches, especially in the South.

    • Jewelry

  • The "Tiffany Blue" has been trademarked by Tiffany & Co.

    • Literature

  • In "The Great Gatsby", Gatsby's chauffeur is said to be "in a uniform of robin’s egg blue".

    • Music

  • The girl referred to in the song "Brielle" by Sky Sailing (a music project by Adam Young before he created Owl City) is wearing her grandmother's dress of white and robin's egg blue.
  • Johan Baez make a reference to this color in her song Diamonds & Rust (song), stating "As I remember your eyes were bluer than robin's eggs"

    • References

    Robin egg blue Wikipedia
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