Pantone 1837 C
Pantone 1837 C, famously known as Tiffany Blue, is the iconic robin's egg blue color associated with luxury jewelry brand Tiffany & Co. This distinctive shade was officially standardized by Pantone in 2001 as a private custom color, ensuring consistent reproduction across all brand materials.
Use these values alongside our Pantone to HEX, Pantone to CMYK, and Pantone to RGB converters when you need to hand off exact numbers to developers or printers. Browse the full Pantone color library for more families.
Quick answers
Is this the same as my physical swatch? On-screen approximations depend on your display calibration. Always confirm critical jobs with a printed Pantone guide or press proof.
Which suffix do I use? "C" (coated) and "U" (uncoated) refer to different ink films—follow your brand standards when specifying PMS for vendors.
Pantone 1837 C
Pantone 1837 C
CMYK: 46, 0, 23, 0
HEX: #81D8D0
RGB: 129, 216, 208
HSL: 175, 50%, 68%
HSV: 175, 40%, 85%
Color usage
1837 C is a proprietary brand color tied to Tiffany & Co.—treat it as reference inspiration unless you have explicit licensing. Designers study it to understand how a single recognizable tint can carry an entire unboxing experience across boxes, ribbons, digital campaigns, and retail environments. If you are building your own premium palette, borrow the lesson (consistent substrate, lighting, and photography) rather than the exact swatch. Always respect trademark and brand-guideline constraints in client work.
Pair this swatch with production workflows using our color converters when you need HEX, RGB, CMYK, HSL, or HSV equivalents. For a closest Pantone match from a web code, jump to HEX to Pantone for this color. If you are briefing a printer, it helps to know whether the job uses spot (PMS) ink or process (CMYK) builds—specifications and proofs differ between the two.
Color psychology
Robin’s-egg blues often read as celebratory, refined, and gift-oriented because of decades of cultural association with jewelry and milestones. The emotional lift comes from context—type, materials, and service—not from the RGB numbers alone. For unrelated categories, similar hues can feel spa-like or coastal instead; test naming and visuals so you do not unintentionally echo another brand’s equity.
Perception shifts with lighting, adjacent colors, and culture—use psychology as a guide, not a rule. For how hue, saturation, and brightness behave in design systems, read our color theory basics. When you need the same Pantone story on screens and in print, see Pantone in digital branding, and our overview of RGB, CMYK, HEX, HSL, and HSV.