A Dictionary of Colour RSS

A colour standardised in 1934, see notes on white and frost white. Of Stone White no history is found. Eggshell is meant as a representation of the average colour of a chicken egg. Chicken eggs may vary between pale brown and white, the colour is an average between the two.This is closer to white than pale brown, because more eggs are white. In Interior design, the colour eggshell is commonly used when seeking a pale, warm, neutral, off-white colour.

A colour, which became known under this name during the nineteenth century, probably from Turkey red and Adrianople Red.

There has been much controversy about this colour name. Some people have ascribed this name to the average colour found in Delft tiles, some to the colour predominating in Dutch paintings, including those of Vermeer of Delft. The colour here represented is the darkest blue tone found in Delft pottery, although lighter tones of a redder and lighter hue are seen in the tiles.