Pink colors are usually light or desaturated shades of reds, roses, and magentas which are created on computer and television screens using the RGB color model and in printing with the

CMYK color model The CMYK color model (also known as process color, or four color) is a subtractive color model, based on the CMY color model, used in color printing, and is also used to describe the printing process itself. The abbreviation ''CMYK'' refers ...

. As such, it is an arbitrary classification of color. Below is a list of some of the common pink colors.

Computer web color pinks

Pink

At right is displayed the web color pink.

Light pink

At right is displayed the web color light pink. The name of the web color is written as "lightpink" (no space) in HTML for computer display. Although this color is called "light pink", as can be ascertained by inspecting its hex code, it is actually a slightly deeper, not a lighter,

tint In color theory, a tint is a mixture of a color with white, which increases lightness, while a shade is a mixture with black, which increases darkness. Both processes affect the resulting color mixture's relative saturation. A tone is produce ...

of pink than the color pink itself. A more accurate name for it in terms of traditional color nomenclature would therefore be ''medium light pink''.

Hot pink

At right is displayed the web color hot pink. The name of the web color is written as "hotpink" (no space) in HTML for computer display.

Deep pink

At right is displayed the web color deep pink. The name of the web color is written as "deeppink" (no space) in HTML for computer display.

Pastel pink

In Western culture, pastel pink is used to symbolize baby

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s just as

baby blue Baby blue is a tint of azure, one of the pastel colors. The first recorded use of ''baby blue'' as a color name in English was in 1892. Variations of baby blue Beau blue Beau blue is a light tone of baby blue. "Beau" means "beautiful" in F ...

is often used to symbolize baby

boy A boy is a young male human. The term is commonly used for a child or an adolescent. When a male human reaches adulthood, he is described as a man. Definition, etymology, and use According to the ''Merriam-Webster Dictionary'', a boy is ...

Other notable pink colors

Champagne pink

Displayed at right is the color champagne pink, a strongly yellow-hued shade of pink. The source of this color is the "

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Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #12-1107 TPX—Champagne Pink.

Pink lace

At right is displayed the color pink lace, a very pale purplish pink. The color name ''pink lace'' for this pale tone of

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pink has been in use since 2001, when it was promulgated as one of the colors on th
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This color is suggestive of the color of some women's

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Piggy pink

The color piggy pink is displayed at right. The color ''piggy pink'' is a representation of the color of a pink

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. The color ''piggy pink'' was formulated by

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in 1998. The color was originally called pig pink, but later the name was changed to "piggy pink".

Pale pink

At right is displayed the color pale pink, a light, desaturated shade of pink.

Baby pink

At right is displayed the color baby pink, a light shade of pink. The first recorded use of ''baby pink'' as a color name in English was in 1928. In

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, ''baby pink'' is used to symbolize baby girls just as

is often used to symbolize baby boys (but see also the section ''Pink in gender'' in the main article on

pink Pink is the color of a namesake flower that is a pale tint of red. It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most often associated with charm, politeness, ...

Spanish pink

Spanish pink is the color that is called ''Rosa'' (the Spanish word for "pink") in the ''Guía de coloraciones'' (''Guide to colorations'') by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm.

Cameo pink

At right is displayed the color cameo pink, a medium light tone of rose pink. The first recorded use of ''cameo pink'' as a color name in English was in 1912.

Orchid pink

Displayed at right is the color orchid pink, a pale and soft purplish pink color. The source of this color is the "

Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #13-2010 TPX—Orchid Pink.Find a Pantone Color – Quick Online Color Tool Pine Pink Orchid (5669986139)

Fairy Tale

Displayed at the right is the color Fairy Tale, a pale and soft purplish pink color resembling typical fairy outfits in fiction. It is similar to orchid pink but slightly paler and more purple-toned. The source of this color is the "

Textile Cotton eXtended (TCX)" color list, color #13-2802 TCX—Fairy Tale.

Cherry blossom pink

At right is displayed the color cherry blossom pink, a moderately light pink. The first recorded use of ''cherry blossom pink'' as a color name in English was in 1867. Cherry blossom pink is an important color in Japanese culture. In the spring, the

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gather to watch the cherry blossoms bloom during the

Hanami is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the transient beauty of flowers; in this case almost always refer to those of the or, less frequently, trees. From the end of March to early May, cherry trees bloom all over Japan, and around ...

festival. This custom has spread to the United States with the institution of the Cherry Blossom Festival in

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Cherry blossom pink colored shirts are often worn to work on 15 September (a day a few days before the beginning of spring in the Southern Hemisphere) to celebrate "Cherry Blossom Day" in

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, Australia.

Light hot pink

At right is displayed the color light hot pink. This is the color ''hot pink light'' on th
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Lavender pink

At right is displayed the color Lavender pink, a moderately light purplish pink. This pinkish tone of lavender, displayed at right, is the color designated as ''lavender'' in the list of Crayola crayon colors.

Cotton candy

The color cotton candy is displayed at right, a light purplish pink. The color ''cotton candy'' was formulated by

in 1998.

Carnation pink

Displayed at right is the color carnation pink. Carnation pink is a color that resembles the

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color of a

carnation ''Dianthus caryophyllus'' (), commonly known as the carnation or clove pink, is a species of ''Dianthus''. It is likely native to the Mediterranean region but its exact range is unknown due to extensive cultivation for the last 2,000 years.Med ...

plant Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclu ...

. The color as displayed here was formulated by

in 1903, and appears in Crayola's boxes of 16, 24, 32, 48, 64 and 96 colors. The first recorded use of ''carnation'' as a color name in English was in 1535. Pink Carnation 3-30-14 (13630328404)

Baker-Miller pink

Baker-Miller Pink is a tone of

that was originally created by mixing one gallon of pure white indoor latex paint with one pint of red trim semi-gloss outdoor paint. It is named for the two

U.S. Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage o ...

officers who first experimented with its use in 1979 at the Naval Correctional Facility in

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, Washington at the behest of researcher Alexander Schauss. The color is also known as Schauss pink, after Alexander Schauss' extensive research into the effects of the color on emotions and hormones, as well as P-618 and Drunk-Tank Pink. Results of the use of this color to paint the interiors of correctional institutions has been mixed. Some prisoners have been calmed by the color, but others have been agitated and disturbed by it.

Tickle me pink

The color tickle me pink is displayed at right, a bright shade of pink. The color ''tickle me pink'' was formulated by

in 1993. The name was created by Joslyn Davis when she won a Crayola competition.

Amaranth pink

The color amaranth pink is displayed at right. This color is a representation of the color of pink amaranth flowers. Globe amaranth

The first recorded use of ''amaranth pink'' as a color name in English was in 1905.

American pink

At right is displayed the color American pink.

Charm pink

The color charm pink is displayed at right, a medium shade of purplish pink. The color name ''charm pink'' first came into use in 1948. The source of this color is the ''Plochere Color System'', a color system formulated in 1948 that is widely used by

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s. "Charm pink" is a medium roseish tone of pink that is used in

interior design Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. An interior designer is someone who plans, researches, coordi ...

China pink

The color China pink is displayed at right, a dark purplish pink. The color name ''China pink'' first came into use in 1948. The source of this color is the ''Plochere Color System'', a color system formulated in 1948 that is widely used by

Mimi Pink

The Color Mimi Pink is displayed at right, a very pale shade of purplish pink.

Misty rose

Misty rose is a pale shade of pink. It is also a

web color Web colors are colors used in displaying web pages on the World Wide Web, and the methods for describing and specifying those colors. Colors may be specified as an RGB triplet or in hexadecimal format (a ''hex triplet'') or according to their c ...

Tango pink

The color tango pink is displayed at right, a moderate reddish pink. Another name for this color is tango. The first recorded use of ''tango pink'' as a color name in English was in 1925. The source of this color is the ''Plochere Color System'', a color system formulated in 1948 that is widely used by

Congo pink

The color Congo pink is displayed at right, a moderate yellow-toned shade of pink. The first recorded use of ''Congo pink'' as a color name in English was in 1912. Color Sample of Congo Pink: Page 29 Plate 3 Color Sample C10. "Congo pink" is an orangeish tone of pink. The normalized color coordinates for Congo pink are identical to

Coral pink The various tones of the color coral are orange, red and pink representations of the colors of those cnidarians known as precious corals. The web color coral is a shade of orange. It is displayed at the upper right. Other modern color schemes ...

, which was first recorded as a color name in English in 1892.

Coral pink

The color coral pink is displayed at right, a

ish color. The first recorded use of ''coral pink'' as a color name in English was in 1892. Color Sample of Coral Pink: page 27, plate 2, Color Sample F9. The

complementary color Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two co ...

of coral pink is

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. The normalized color coordinates for coral pink are identical to Congo pink, which was first recorded as a color name in English in 1912.

New York pink

At right is displayed the color New York pink, a dark, desaturated yellow-toned shade of pink. The color name ''New York pink'' for this dark tone of pink has been in use since 2001, when it was promulgated as one of the colors on th
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Solid pink

At right is displayed the color solid pink, a dark reddish pink. The color name ''solid pink'' for this extremely dark tone of pink has been in use since 2001, when it was promulgated as one of the colors on th
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Silver pink

The color silver pink is displayed at right, a grayish shade of pink. The color name ''silver pink'' first came into use in 1948. The source of this color is the ''Plochere Color System'', a color system formulated in 1948 that is widely used by

Queen pink

The color queen pink is displayed at right, a pale shade of pink. The color name ''queen pink'' first came into use in 1948. The source of this color is the ''Plochere Color System'', a color system formulated in 1948 that is widely used by

Pink lavender

The color pink lavender is displayed at right, a light, strongly purplish shade of pink. The source of this color is the "

Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #14-3207 TPX—Pink Lavender.

Mountbatten pink

Mountbatten pink, also called Plymouth pink, is a naval

camouflage Camouflage is the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment, either by making animals or objects hard to see, or by disguising them as something else. Examples include the leopard's spotted coat, the b ...

color, a

gray Grey (more common in British English) or gray (more common in American English) is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning literally that it is "without color", because it can be composed o ...

ish tone of

mauve Mauve (, ; , ) is a pale purple color named after the mallow flower (French: ''mauve''). The first use of the word ''mauve'' as a color was in 1796–98 according to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', but its use seems to have been rare befo ...

, invented by Louis Mountbatten of the British

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against ...

in autumn 1940 during

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Chilean Pink

Chilean pink color is a shade of Chilean pink flower (''Lapageria r.'' specie), resembling light pale red-orange, pale vermilion nuance.

Pale Dogwood

Pale Dogwood is a beige-tinted shade of pink. The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Cotton eXtended (TCX)" color list, color #13-1404 TCX—Pale Dogwood.

Pink (Pantone)

Displayed at right is the color called ''pink'' in

. In Pantone, this color is designated as ''Pink U''. The source of this color is the "

Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #U—Pink.

Mexican pink

Mexican pink is a color that is used in clothing such as

serape The serape or jorongo is a long blanket-like shawl/cloak, often brightly colored and fringed at the ends, worn in Mexico, especially by men. The spelling of the word sarape (or zarape) is the accepted form in Mexico and in other Spanish-spea ...

s and in the

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and

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of traditional

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. Mexican pink became known as such through the efforts of the journalist, painter, cartoonist and fashion designer Ramón Valdiosera in the mid-1940s.

Barbie pink

The color Barbie pink is displayed at right, a deep shade of pink. Pantone 219C is the color used by

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in logos, packaging, and promotional materials.

Fandango pink

Displayed at right is the color fandango pink, a vivid pink. The source of this color is the "

Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #17-2033 TPX—Fandango Pink.

Paradise pink

Displayed at right is the color paradise pink, a bright, reddish pink. The source of this color is the "

Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #17-1755 TPX—Paradise Pink.

Brink pink

The color brink pink was formulated by

in 1998. Since 2005 it is called ''pink sherbert''.

French pink

At right is displayed the color French pink, which is the tone of pink that is called ''pink'' (french: rose) in the Pourpre.com color list, a color list widely popular in France.

Bright pink

Bright pink is a maximally saturated tone of pink that is another name for the color

. In most

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, the color that in English is called ''pink'' is called ''rosa''; therefore, the color that is called ''rose'' in English is called ''bright'' rosa in most European and Latin American countries (using whatever adjective in a particular language means ''bright'' in that language).

Persian pink

The color Persian pink is displayed at right, a bright, purplish pink. The first recorded use of ''Persian pink'' as a color name in English was in 1923.

Rose pink

The color Rose pink is displayed at right, a bright, purplish pink. The first recorded use of ''rose pink'' as a color name in English was in 1761.

Light deep pink

At right is displayed the color light deep pink, a bright purplish pink. This is the color ''deep pink light'' on th
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Ultra pink

Ultra pink is a

crayon color formulated in 1972. In 1990, the name was changed in error to ''shocking pink''; however, properly speaking, the name ''shocking pink'' should be reserved for only the original shocking pink formulated by Elsa Schiaparelli in 1937 (shown below).

Shocking pink

Shocking pink is bold and intense. It takes its name from the tone of pink used in the lettering on the box of the

perfume Perfume (, ; french: parfum) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable scent. Th ...

called ''Shocking'', designed by Leonor Fini for the

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fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli in 1937. The color shown at right matches the color of the lettering on the original box. This in turn was inspired by the Tête de Belier (Ram's Head), a 17.27 ct pink diamond from Cartier owned by heiress

Daisy Fellowes Daisy Fellowes (''née'' Marguerite Séverine Philippine Decazes de Glücksberg; 29 April 1890, in Paris – 13 December 1962, in Paris) was a prominent French socialite, acclaimed beauty, minor novelist and poet, Paris editor of American ''Harp ...

, who was one of Schiaparelli's best clients. Shocking pink kept its name in British English, whereas in North America "This intense

magenta Magenta () is a color that is variously defined as pinkish- purplish- red, reddish-purplish-pink or mauvish-crimson. On color wheels of the RGB (additive) and CMY (subtractive) color models, it is located exactly midway between red and blu ...

was called ''shocking pink'' in the 1930s, ''hot pink'' in the 1950s, and ''kinky pink'' in the 1960s... thas appeared in the vanguard of more than one youth revolution...to some it sings, to others it screams". This color is now again called "shocking pink" to distinguish it from the web color hot pink (shown above).

NHRA The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) is a drag racing governing body, which sets rules in drag racing and hosts events all over the United States and Canada. With over 40,000 drivers in its rosters, the NHRA claims to be the largest motorsp ...

drag racer

Shirley Muldowney Shirley Muldowney (born June 19, 1940), also known professionally as "Cha Cha" and the "First Lady of Drag Racing", is an American auto racer. She was the first woman to receive a license from the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) to drive a ...

was famous for driving a shocking pink dragster. Hot pink in nature

On its way into the German language, shocking pink lost the "shocking" and is called only "Pink"; the color that is called "pink" in English is called "rosa" in German as it is in most other

. A similar situation happens in Portuguese, but its nomenclature may also arrive intact, becoming "rosa-choque" ("shocking pink"). Brazilians may also call all darker and hot tones of pink "rosa-pink".

Super pink

Displayed at right is the color super pink, a very purple-toned shade of pink. The source of this color is the "

Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #17-2625 TPX—Super Pink.

Rose Pompadour

Displayed at right is the color Rose Pompadour ( :fr:Rose Pompadour), a desaturated, purplish pink. This color was designed by

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for Madame de Pompadour, in 18th century France.

Steel pink

The color steel pink is displayed at right, a strongly purple-toned shade of pink. The color ''steel pink'' was introduced by

in January 2011, when the Ultra Hot and Super Cool set of Crayola colored pencils was fully introduced. "Steel pink" is a deep tone of

Bubblegum pink

The color Bubblegum pink is displayed at right. "Bubblegum pink" is a deep tone of

Lusty gallant

The color Lusty gallant is displayed at right. "Lusty gallant" is a light shade of

that originated in Elizabethan England.

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