Amaranth pink Displayed here is the color
amaranth pink. This color is a representation of the color of pink amaranth flowers. The first recorded use of
amaranth pink as a color name in English was in 1905.
Baby pink {{infobox color 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
Western culture,
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.)
Baker-Miller pink Baker-Miller Pink is a tone of
pink 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
Seattle, 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.
Barbie pink {{infobox color Displayed here is the color
Barbie pink, a deep shade of pink.
Pantone 219C is the color used by
Mattel's
Barbie in logos, packaging, and promotional materials.
Bright pink Bright pink is a maximally saturated tone of pink that is another name for the color
rose. In most
Indo-European languages, 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).
Bubblegum pink {{infobox color Displayed here is the color
Bubblegum pink. "Bubblegum pink" is a deep tone of
magenta. This shade of pink, along with hot pink, were very popular during the 2000s.
Charm pink {{Infobox color 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
interior designers. "Charm pink" is a medium
roseish tone of pink that is used in
interior design.
Cherry blossom pink s blooming in the spring in Japan {{infobox color 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
Japanese people gather to watch the
cherry blossoms bloom during the
Hanami festival. This custom has spread to the United States with the institution of the
Cherry Blossom Festival in
Washington, D.C. 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
Brisbane, Australia.
Chilean Pink {{infobox color
Chilean pink color is a shade of
Chilean pink flower (
Lapageria r. specie), resembling light pale red-orange, pale vermilion nuance.
China pink {{Infobox color 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
interior designers. "Congo pink" is an
orangeish tone of pink. The
normalized color coordinates for Congo pink are identical to
Coral pink, which was first recorded as a color name in English in 1892. The
complementary color of coral pink is
teal. The
normalized color coordinates for coral pink are identical to
Congo pink, which was first recorded as a color name in English in 1912. The shade is associated with the aesthetic language of
social media communities and postmodern design aesthetics of
consumer goods 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
feminine", an increase in visibility of
LGBTQ+ people, and an rejections of
gender norms.
Mimi Pink {{Infobox color Displayed here is the color
Mimi Pink, a very pale shade of purplish pink.
Misty rose {{infobox color
Misty rose is a pale shade of pink. It is also a
web color.
Mona Lisa {{infobox color Displayed here is the color
mona lisa, a vivid pink. It is named after the
Mona Lisa.
Mountbatten pink Mountbatten pink, also called
Plymouth pink, is a
naval camouflage color, a
grayish tone of
mauve, invented by
Louis Mountbatten of the British
Royal Navy in autumn 1940 during
World War II.
New York pink {{infobox color 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 the Xona.com Color List.
Pale pink {{infobox color Displayed here is the color
pale pink, a light, desaturated shade of pink.
Persian pink {{infobox color 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.
Pink (RYB) Displayed here is the color that is called "pink" in the
RYB color model. It is a mixture of red and white.
Pink lace {{infobox color Displayed here is the color
pink lace, a very pale purplish pink. The color name
pink lace for this pale tone of
rose pink has been in use since 2001, when it was promulgated as one of the colors on the Xona.com Color List. This color is suggestive of the color of some women's
lingerie.
Queen pink {{Infobox color 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
interior designers. However, in the
UK and
Ireland, the term
Rose Pompadour typically applies to a reddish-purple equivalent to claret or
maroon.
Shocking pink {{infobox color
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 called
Shocking, designed by
Leonor Fini for the
Surrealist 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, This color is now again called "shocking pink" to distinguish it from the web color hot pink (shown above).
NHRA drag racer
Shirley Muldowney was famous for driving a shocking pink dragster. with shocking pink flowers 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
Indo-European languages. 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".
Silver pink {{Infobox color 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
interior designers. The source of this color is the
Plochere Color System, a color system formulated in 1948 that is widely used by
interior designers. == Pantone colors ==