Blue family · Post 86
Cobalt
Retired1987–2021 · Color No. 105
Introducing Cobalt, made by The Fiesta Tableware Company from 1987 to 2021. It's a rich and vibrant shade of blue, reminiscent of the deep blue hues of the ocean. Cobalt adds a bold and striking touch to any tablescape. Mix and match Cobalt with colors like White and Turquoise for a refreshing and nautical-themed table setting, or pair it with Poppy and Sunflower for a dynamic and energetic combination.
If you own Cobalt, set the table with these
5 combinations, every one built only from colors Fiesta has actually produced. Each says which rule it follows, and which pieces you can still buy today.
The pairing in its own description
Named in the descriptionThese colors are named alongside Cobalt in this guide's description of it.
Buy these to go with it
Cobalt was retired in 2021, but these are all in production now -- the set you can actually finish buying.
Opposite on the wheel
Yellow sits roughly opposite Cobalt in hue, which is the highest-contrast pairing the palette offers. The neutrals keep it from shouting.
All blue
Every color here is from the blue family, arranged light to dark. A single-family table reads calm and deliberate rather than busy.
Three-way split
Heather and Shamrock sit about a third of the way around the color wheel from Cobalt in each direction. Evenly spaced hues stay lively without any one taking over.
Production
Closest colors in the palette
Ranked by CIEDE2000 (ΔE) against Cobalt. Under about ΔE 5 two colors are hard to tell apart side by side — useful when you are identifying an unmarked piece.
On the table alongside Cobalt
41 colors were in production at the same time. The 10 nearest in the timeline: