Tiffany Blue is the
colloquial
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name for the light medium
robin egg blue
Robin egg blue, also called eggshell blue, is a shade of cyan (bluish-green color), approximating 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.
Variation ...
color
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associated with
Tiffany & Co., the
New York City
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jewelry
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company
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created by Charles Tiffany and John Young in 1837. The color was used on the cover of Tiffany's ''Blue Book'', first published in 1845. Since then, Tiffany & Co. has used the color extensively on promotional materials like boxes and bags.
Since 1998, the Tiffany Blue color has been registered as a
color trademark
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by Tiffany & Co.
It is produced as a private custom color by
Pantone
Pantone LLC (stylized as PANTONE) is a limited liability company headquartered in Carlstadt, New Jersey. The company is best known for its Pantone Matching System (PMS), a proprietary color space used in a variety of industries, notably graphi ...
, with PMS number 1837, the number deriving from the year of Tiffany's foundation.
See also
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Lists of colors
These are the lists of colors;
* List of colors: A–F
* List of colors: G–M
* List of colors: N–Z
* List of colors (compact)
* List of colors by shade
* List of color palettes
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References
External links
Tiffany & Co. website
{{Shades of blue, Tiffany Blue
Trademarks
Shades of cyan
Shades of blue