eggshell blue

noun

A delicate pale blue colour.

“Near-synonyms: robin's-egg blue, baby blue, powder blue, sky blue”

Meanings

nouneggshell blue (plural eggshell blues)

plural eggshell blues

  1. A delicate pale blue colour.

    Near-synonyms: robin's-egg blue, baby blue, powder blue, sky blue

    Synonyms: robin's-egg blue, baby blue, powder blue, sky blue

adjectiveeggshell blue (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf a delicate pale blue colour.

    Near-synonyms: robin's-egg blue, baby blue, powder blue, sky blue

    1 more example

    The sky was clear and eggshell blue.

    2005, Gareth Roberts, Only Human, page 63

    Synonyms: robin's-egg blue, baby blue, powder blue, sky blue

    1. not comparablesometimesspecificallyRobin's-egg blue.

      Synonyms: robin's-egg blue, baby blue, powder blue, sky blue

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA delicate pale blue colour.

adjectiveOf a delicate pale blue colour.

adjectiveRobin's-egg blue.

Cite this entry
APA

eggshell blue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eggshell%20blue

MLA

“eggshell blue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eggshell%20blue. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eggshell blue,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eggshell%20blue.

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