Blue family · Vintage
Turquoise
Retired1937–1969
Following the successful release of the 5 originals, Frederick Hurten Rhead introduced Turquoise to add a sense of flair and playfulness to the growing Fiesta family. Turquoise (a shade of teal) would later be revived post-86 and is one of the most popular Fiesta colors ever.
If you own Turquoise, 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.
Buy these to go with it
Turquoise was retired in 1969, but these are all in production now -- the set you can actually finish buying.
Opposite on the wheel
Flamingo sits roughly opposite Turquoise 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 Sage sit about a third of the way around the color wheel from Turquoise in each direction. Evenly spaced hues stay lively without any one taking over.
Next-door hues
These sit within about 55° of Turquoise on the color wheel. Neighbouring hues blend instead of competing, which suits a table you want to feel warm rather than graphic.
- Sea Mist Green
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Your color Turquoise
- Twilight
- Jade
Production
Closest colors in the palette
Ranked by CIEDE2000 (ΔE) against Turquoise. 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 Turquoise
13 colors were in production at the same time. The 10 nearest in the timeline: