robin's-egg blue

[ rob-inz-eg ]

noun

1. a pale green to a light greenish-blue color.

robin's-egg blue

noun

1. 1. a light greenish-blue colour
   2. ( as adjective )

      a robin's-egg-blue dress

Word History and Origins

Origin of robin's-egg blue¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

And jeweler Tiffany & Co. presented its own baguettes in signature robin’s-egg blue.

From Seattle Times

Then they would return home, and late in Game 6, somewhere in the bowels of TD Garden, a gloved handler cradling the oversized, robin’s-egg blue bag that protects the golden Larry O’Brien Trophy would prepare it for presentation.

From Washington Post

Nan sat at the table and so did my Arletta Paisley® linen expandable snap-top folder in robin’s-egg blue with a matching damask liner.

From Literature

Nas strolled into the studio wearing a Ralph Lauren shirt-and-bucket-hat set, in robin’s-egg blue, the shirt uninterested in any button above his sternum.

From New York Times

Tiffany & Co. has boxes of robin’s-egg blue.

From Los Angeles Times