Robin egg blue

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Robin egg blue
 
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Hex triplet#00CCCC
SourceCrayola
ISCC–NBS descriptorBrilliant bluish green

Robin egg blue, also called eggshell blue or robin's-egg blue,[1] is a shade of cyan (a blue-green color), approximating the shade of the eggs laid by the American robin, an abundant songbird of North 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 in English to colors similar to that of robin's eggs were made as early as 1844.[4] The "robin's egg" glaze appeared during the Yongzheng Emperor’s reign (1722-35) in China, and Yixing potter Hua Fengxiang made works with "robin's egg" glaze.[5]

Variations

Tiffany Blue

Main article: Tiffany Blue
Tiffany Blue
 
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Hex triplet#81D8D0
SourceTiffany & Co.[6]
ISCC–NBS descriptorVery light bluish green

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. ↑ "Robin's-egg Blue, N. & Adj". Oxford English Dictionary. December 2023. doi:10.1093/OED/4868676611. 
  2. ↑ 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. doi:10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00449. Bibcode: 2017JChEd..94.1533H. 
  3. ↑ 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. 
  4. ↑ Jackson, C. T. (1844). Final Rep. Geol. & Minerol. New Hampshire. 
  5. ↑ "Chitra Collection | Teapot" (in en-GB). https://chitracollection.com/collection/teapot-210/?keywords=Hua%20Feng%20Xiang&pagenumber=1. 
  6. ↑ "About Tiffany & Co.: Tiffany Blue". Tiffany & Co. http://press.tiffany.com/ViewBackgrounder.aspx?backgrounderId=6. 



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