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1 Variations  



1.1  Tiffany Blue  







2 See also  





3 References  














Robin egg blue






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Robin egg blue
 
About these coordinates     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°)
SourceCrayola
ISCC–NBS descriptorBrilliant bluish green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Robin egg blue, also called eggshell blueorrobin's-egg blue,[1] is a shadeofteal (ablue-green color), approximating the shade of the eggs laid by the American robin, an abundant songbirdofNorth America. The egg pigment is biliverdin, a product of the breakdown of heme.[2]

The first recorded use of robin egg blue as a color name in English was in 1873,[3] though earlier references to colors similar to that of robin's eggs were made as early as 1844.[4]

Variations

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Tiffany Blue

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Tiffany Blue
 
About these coordinates     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°)
SourceTiffany & Co.[5]
ISCC–NBS descriptorVery 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Robin's-egg Blue, N. & Adj". Oxford English Dictionary. December 2023. doi:10.1093/OED/4868676611.
  • ^ Halepas, Steven; Hamchand, Randy; Lindeyer, Samuel E. D.; Brückner, Christian (2017). "Isolation of Biliverdin IXα, as its Dimethyl Ester, from Emu Eggshells". Journal of Chemical Education. 94 (10): 1533–1537. Bibcode:2017JChEd..94.1533H. doi:10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00449.
  • ^ 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.
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