It is true that colors make life a source of joy and happiness. But what do we mean when we say color? Color is the visual perception of a wavelength of energy in the electromagnetic spectrum.

All colors are based on three main cone receptors in the human eye, and they naturally respond best to the base frequencies of red, green and blue. Other colors are variations away from these main frequencies.

The science of color is sometimes called chromatics, colorimetry, or simply color science. It includes the perception of color by the human eye and brain, the origin of color in materials, color theory in art, and the physics of electromagnetic radiation in the visible range (that is, what is commonly referred to simply as light).

Turquoise is my favorite color

Especially the light medium robin egg blue color. It’s a shade that brings so much peace and joy into my heart. Robin egg blue, also called eggshell blue, is a shade of cyan (greenish-blue color), approximating the shade of the eggs laid by the American robin.

Turquoise is a shade of blue that lies on the scale between blue and green. It has characteristics associated with both of these, such as the calmness of blue and the growth that is represented in green. Turquoise can also have the energy that yellow transmits, becoming an uplifting color.

The history of Turquoise

Since ancient times, cultures around the world have admired the distinct color of turquoise. The earliest evidence of turquoise gemstones comes from ancient Egyptian tombs, which contain elaborate turquoise jewelry dating back to 3000 BCE.

Turquoise, the captivating sea-green stone of the ancients, represents wisdom, tranquility, protection, good fortune, and hope. Ancient peoples believed in its profound power to protect, as well as its tranquil energy and its association with enduring love.

For some tribes, turquoise represented strength, skill, or even invincibility. The Apaches associated turquoise with rain at the end of the rainbow. They attached pieces to their bows to become precise and invincible hunters and warriors.

The word turquoise dates to the 17th century and is derived from the French turquois meaning “Turkish” because the mineral was first brought to Europe through Turkey from mines in the historical Khorasan Province of Iran (Persia) and Afghanistan.