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Robin egg blue

Robin egg blue

Color

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.

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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

Tiffany Blue

Main article: Tiffany Blue
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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

References

  1. [1]
    "Robin's-egg Blue, N. & Adj". Oxford English Dictionary. December 2023. doi:10.1093/OED/4868676611.
  2. [2]
    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.
  3. [3]
    Jackson, C. T. (1844). Final Rep. Geol. & Minerol. New Hampshire.
  4. [4]
    "About Tiffany & Co.: Tiffany Blue". Tiffany & Co. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
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