Robin egg blue, also called eggshell blue, is a shade of
cyan
Cyan () is the color between green and blue on the visible spectrum of light. It is evoked by light with a predominant wavelength between 490 and 520 nm, between the wavelengths of green and blue.
In the subtractive color system, or CMYK color ...
(bluish-green color), approximating the shade of the eggs laid by the
American robin
The American robin (''Turdus migratorius'') is a migratory bird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. It is named after the European robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closel ...
.
The first recorded use of ''robin egg blue'' as a color name in
English was in 1873.
Variations
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.
Cultural associations
* In the United States, robin egg blue is often used as a
haint blue for painting the ceilings of exterior
porches, especially in the
South
South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west.
Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ...
.
["Ask OHJ", ''Old House Journal'', Nov/Dec 1994]
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See also
* Eggshell (color)
References
Shades of cyan
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