Robin egg blue

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Robin egg blue, also called eggshell blue, approximates 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. ^[1]

Contents 1 Robin egg blue 2 Pale robin egg blue 3 Robin egg blue in human culture 4 References 5 See also

[edit] Robin egg blue

Robin egg blue
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#00CCCC
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(0, 204, 204)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(180°, 100%, 80%)
Source		Crayola
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color robin egg blue is displayed at right. It is a web-safe color and an official Crayola color.

[edit] Pale robin egg blue

Pale robin egg blue
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#96DED1
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(150, 222, 209)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(169°, 32%, 87%)
Source		ISCC-NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Some robins' eggs are lighter than others. Displayed at right is pale robin egg blue.

[edit] Robin egg blue in human culture

Jewelry

• The name "Robin egg blue" has been trademarked by Tiffany & Co..

Sexuality

• In the bandana code of the gay leather subculture, wearing a pale robin egg blue colored bandana means that one is looking for someone with whom to perform 69. ^{[2] [3]}

[edit] References

1. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203; Color Sample of Robin Egg Blue Page 77 Plate 27 Color Sample H3
2. ^ Card showing list of bandana colors and their meanings, available at Image Leather, 2199 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94114
3. ^ Gay City USA Hanky Codes:

[edit] See also

• List of colors

v • d • e Shades of cyan
Alice blue	Aqua	Aquamarine	Baby blue	Bondi blue	Cerulean	Cyan	Electric blue	Midnight green	Pine green
Robin egg blue	Teal	Turquoise	Viridian
The samples shown above are representative only.