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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]
[edit] Robin egg blue
| Robin egg blue |
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— Color coordinates — |
| Hex triplet |
#00CCCC |
| B |
(r, g, b) |
(0, 204, 204) |
| HSV |
(h, s, v) |
(180°, 100%, 80%) |
| Source |
Crayola |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
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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 |
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— Color coordinates — |
| Hex triplet |
#96DED1 |
| B |
(r, g, b) |
(150, 222, 209) |
| HSV |
(h, s, v) |
(169°, 32%, 87%) |
| Source |
ISCC-NBS |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
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Some robins' eggs are lighter than others. Displayed at right is pale robin egg blue.
[edit] References
- ^ 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
[edit] See also
