Pink Pink is a pale tint of red, the color of the Dianthus plumarius, pink flower. 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, p ...

colors are usually light or desaturated shades of reds,

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, and magentas which are created on computer and television screens using the RGB color model and in printing with the

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

Web colors

Pink

Displayed here is the web color pink.

Light pink

Displayed here is 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 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''.

Displayed here is the web color hot pink. The name of the web color is written as "hotpink" (no space) in HTML for computer display. This shade of pink, along with bubblegum pink, was a very popular aesthetic during the 2000s.

Deep pink

Displayed here is 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 is often used to symbolize baby

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Other notable pink colors

Pink lace

Displayed here is 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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Pale pink

Displayed here is the color pale pink, a light, desaturated shade of pink.

Baby pink

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

pink Pink is a pale tint of red, the color of the Dianthus plumarius, pink flower. 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, p ...

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

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realm.

Cameo pink

Displayed here is 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.

Cherry blossom pink

Displayed here is 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

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s bloom during the

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

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.

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 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.

Amaranth pink

Displayed here is the color amaranth pink. 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.

Charm pink

Displayed here is the color charm pink, 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. With a keen eye for detail and a Creativity, creative flair, an ...

China pink

Displayed here is the color China pink, 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

Displayed here is the color Mimi Pink, a very pale shade of purplish pink.

Misty rose

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

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Tango pink

Displayed here is the color tango pink, 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

Displayed here is the color Congo pink, 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

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for Congo pink are identical to Coral pink, which was first recorded as a color name in English in 1892.

Coral pink

Displayed here is the color coral pink, 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 color mixing, mixed, cancel each other out (lose Colorfulness, chroma) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the stronge ...

of coral pink is

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. The

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

New York pink

Displayed here is 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

Displayed here is 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

Displayed here is the color silver pink, 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

Displayed here is the color queen pink, 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

Mountbatten pink

Mountbatten pink, also called Plymouth pink, is a

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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 frequent in British English) or gray (more frequent in American English) is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning that it has no chroma. It is the color of a cloud-covered s ...

ish tone of

mauve Mauve ( ; ) is a pale purple color named after the mallow flower (French: ). The first use of the word ''mauve'' as a color was in 1796–1798 according to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', but its use seems to have been rare before 1859. ...

, invented by

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of the British

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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.

Mexican pink

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

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s and in the

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and

fine art In European academic traditions, fine art (or, fine arts) is made primarily for aesthetics or creative expression, distinguishing it from popular art, decorative art or applied art, which also either serve some practical function (such as ...

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

Displayed here is the color Barbie pink, a deep shade of pink. Pantone 219C is the color used by

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Barbie Barbie is a fashion doll created by American businesswoman Ruth Handler, manufactured by American toy and entertainment company Mattel and introduced on March 9, 1959. The toy was based on the German Bild Lilli doll, Bild Lilli doll which Hand ...

in logos, packaging, and promotional materials.

French pink

Displayed here is the color French pink, which is the tone of pink that is called ''pink'' () 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

Displayed here is the color Persian pink, a bright, purplish pink. The first recorded use of ''Persian pink'' as a color name in English was in 1923.

Rose pink

Displayed here is the color Rose pink, a bright, purplish pink. The first recorded use of ''rose pink'' as a color name in English was in 1761.

Light deep pink

Displayed here is the color light deep pink, a bright purplish pink. This is the color ''deep pink light'' on th
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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

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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, 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 purple-red color. On color wheels of the RGB color model, RGB (additive) and subtractive color, CMY (subtractive) color models, it is located precisely midway between blue and red. It is one of the four colors of ink used in colo ...

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).

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drag racer Shirley Muldowney 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 arrives intact, becoming "rosa-choque" ("shocking pink"). Brazilians also call all darker and hot tones of pink "rosa-pink".

Rose Pompadour

The term Rose Pompadour can apply to a either a purplish-pink, or a reddish-purple tone. The first of these, a desaturated purplish-pink is displayed here . This color was designed by

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in 18th century France, reputedly for

Madame de Pompadour Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour (, ; 29 December 1721 – 15 April 1764), commonly known as Madame de Pompadour, was a member of the French court. She was the official chief mistress of King Louis XV from 1745 to 1751, and rema ...

. However, in the UK and

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, the term ''Rose Pompadour'' typically applies to a reddish-purple equivalent to claret or

maroon Maroon ( , ) is a brownish crimson color that takes its name from the French word , meaning chestnut. ''Marron'' is also one of the French translations for "brown". Terms describing interchangeable shades, with overlapping RGB ranges, inc ...

Pink (RYB)

Displayed here is the color that is called "pink" in the

RYB color model RYB (an abbreviation of red–yellow–blue) is a subtractive color model used in art and applied design in which red, yellow, and blue pigments are considered primary colors. Under traditional color theory, this set of primary colors was ...

. It is a mixture of red and white.

Bubblegum pink

Displayed here is the color Bubblegum pink. "Bubblegum pink" is a deep tone of

. This shade of pink, along with hot pink, were very popular during the 2000s.

Lusty gallant

Displayed here is the color Lusty gallant. "Lusty gallant" is a light shade of

that originated in Elizabethan England.

Millennial pink

Millennial pink is a soft pink that was named and became popular in the mid-2010s. Named because of its association with the social media communities of the

millennial generation Millennials, also known as Generation Y or Gen Y, are the demographic cohort following Generation X and preceding Generation Z. Researchers and popular media use the early 1980s as starting birth years and the mid-1990s to early 2000s as ...

. The shade has also been called

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Pink, after the communities of the micro-blogging site, and also Scandinavian Pink. The shade is associated with the aesthetic language of

social media Social media are interactive technologies that facilitate the Content creation, creation, information exchange, sharing and news aggregator, aggregation of Content (media), content (such as ideas, interests, and other forms of expression) amongs ...

communities and postmodern design aesthetics of

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and interior design. It has been compared to rose gold trend for consumer goods and influenced an increase in media coverage of the history of the colour pink and monochromatic trends. The term "Millennial Pink" was mentioned 32,000 times online in 2017. The popularity of the shade coincided with a shift in how gender was communicated with an embrace of "the

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", an increase in visibility of

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people, and an rejections of gender norms. The media attributed the popularity of the colour to

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's 2014 film '' The Grand Budapest Hotel'' and the

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colors of the year in 2016: rose quartz.

Pantone colors

Champagne pink

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

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

Fairy Tale

Displayed here is the color Fairy Tale, a pale and soft purplish pink color resembling typical

fairy A fairy (also called fay, fae, fae folk, fey, fair folk, or faerie) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, generally described as anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic, found in the folklore of multiple European cultures (including Cel ...

outfits in fiction. It is similar to orchid pink but slightly paler and more

purple Purple is a color similar in appearance to violet light. In the RYB color model historically used in the arts, purple is a secondary color created by combining red and blue pigments. In the CMYK color model used in modern printing, purple is ...

-toned. The source of this color is the "

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

Fandango pink

Displayed here 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.

Orchid pink

Displayed here 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

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.

Paradise pink

Displayed here 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.

Pink (Pantone)

Displayed here 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.

Pink lavender

Displayed here is the color pink lavender, 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.

Super pink

Displayed here 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.

Crayola colors

Brink pink

The color brink pink was formulated by

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in 1998. Since 2005 it is called pink sherbert.

Cotton candy

Displayed here is the color cotton candy, a light purplish pink. The color ''cotton candy'' was formulated by

in 1998.

Carnation pink

Displayed here is the color carnation pink. Carnation pink is a color that resembles the

flower Flowers, also known as blooms and blossoms, are the reproductive structures of flowering plants ( angiosperms). Typically, they are structured in four circular levels, called whorls, around the end of a stalk. These whorls include: calyx, m ...

color of a

carnation ''Dianthus caryophyllus'' ( ), commonly known as carnation or clove pink, is a species of ''Dianthus'' native to the Mediterranean Basin, Mediterranean region. Its exact natural range is uncertain due to extensive cultivation over the last 2,00 ...

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. 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.Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 192; Color Sample of Carnation Pink: Page 31 Plate 4 Color Sample I4

Piggy pink

Displayed here is the color piggy pink. The color ''piggy pink'' is a representation of the color of a pink

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

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

Lavender pink

Displayed here is 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

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Steel pink

Displayed here is the color steel pink, 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

Tickle me pink

Displayed here is the color tickle me pink, 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.

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 above).

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