robin's-egg blue
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of robin's-egg blue
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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The grand living room has a double-height ceiling, arched windows, French doors, robin’s-egg blue wall, a purple tufted bar, and a pink, lavender, and fuchsia pool table.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 15, 2025
And jeweler Tiffany & Co. presented its own baguettes in signature robin’s-egg blue.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2022
His character works at this car rental agency, and so he’s in a uniform, and he has to wear this robin’s-egg blue shirt—
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2020
He wore versions of local attire: a functionary suit in robin’s-egg blue, or embroidered print shirts made of cloth from Ivory Coast.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 24, 2015
It sent a plume of dark smoke up into the sky, charcoal black into the robin’s-egg blue of the once most perfect day.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
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