About Tiffany Blue Color and Meaning
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. Since 1998, Tiffany Blue® has been registered as a color trademark by Tiffany.
In 2001, Pantone standardized the color as a custom color exclusively for Tiffany. The Pantone color is called "1837 Blue" was named after Tiffany’s founding year.
What color is Tiffany Blue?
Tiffany Blue color belongs to the Cyan color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Tiffany Blue is #81D8D0, and the RGB color code is RGB(129, 216, 208).
In the RGB color model, Tiffany Blue has a red value of 129, a green value of 216, and a blue value of 208. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 40.3% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 3.7% yellow, and 15.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 174.5° (degrees), 52.7 % saturation, and 67.6 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Tiffany Blue has a hue of 174.5° (degrees), 40.3 % saturation and 84.7 % brightness/value.
Tiffany Blue is cool or warm?
The color Tiffany Blue is a cool color.
What is the LRV of Tiffany Blue? (For interior and product design)
Tiffany Blue has an LRV of nearly 58.3. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 58.3 of Tiffany Blue with dark and light color
Is Tiffany Blue Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Tiffany Blue meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Tiffany Blue (Other - Brand) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #81D8D0
- Red
- 81
- Green
- D8
- Blue
- D0
- Red
- 129 (50.6%)
- Green
- 216 (84.7%)
- Blue
- 208 (81.6%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 40.28%
- Magenta
- 0.00%
- Yellow
- 3.70%
- Key
- 15.29%
- Hue
- 174.48°
- Saturation
- 52.73 %
- Lightness
- 67.65 %
- Hue
- 174.48°
- Saturation
- 40.28 %
- Brightness / Value
- 84.71 %
- Red
- 12 (4.8%)
- Yellow
- 48 (18.8%)
- Blue
- 55 (21.4%)
- Hue
- 174.48°
- Whiteness
- 50.59 %
- Blackness
- 15.29 %
- Cyan
- 49.41%
- Magenta
- 15.29%
- Yellow
- 18.43%
- X
- 44.99
- Y
- 58.33
- Z
- 68.56
- Y1
- 58.33
- X
- 0.26
- Y2
- 0.34
- L
- 80.92
- A
- -28.09
- B
- -4.31
- L
- 80.92
- C
- 28.42
- H
- 188.73
- L
- 80.92
- U
- -39.93
- V
- -2.05
- L
- 76.38
- A
- -28.5
- B
- 0.24
- LRV
- ~ 58.3 %
- Munsell Color System
- 3.3BG 8.0/6
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Tiffany Blue (Other - Brand)
These are the named colors closest to Tiffany Blue (Other - Brand), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
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Pantone TCX
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RAL Design
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RAL Classic
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Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag
Paint similar to Tiffany Blue (Other - Brand)
These are the real paint colors closest to Tiffany Blue (Other - Brand) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Tiffany Blue once it is on a wall.
PPG Paints
Tiffany Blue similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Tiffany Blue to PPG Paints
Behr
Tiffany Blue similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Tiffany Blue to Behr
Valspar
Tiffany Blue similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Tiffany Blue to Valspar
Benjamin Moore
Tiffany Blue similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Tiffany Blue to Benjamin Moore
Sherwin Williams
Tiffany Blue similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Tiffany Blue to Sherwin Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Tiffany Blue similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Tiffany Blue to Dunn-Edwards
Farrow & Ball
Tiffany Blue similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Tiffany Blue to Farrow & Ball
Color Combinations
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Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Tiffany Blue - #81D8D0?
Color that best contrast with Tiffany Blue - #81D8D0 is #D88189, color name is Ruddy Pink*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Tiffany Blue - #81D8D0?
Complementary or Opposite color for Tiffany Blue - #81D8D0 is #D88189, color name is Ruddy Pink*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Tiffany Blue - #81D8D0 Color Images and Patterns
