Shades of pink

{{Short description|Varieties of the color pink}} {{about|the pale red colour|the yellow dyes formerly called pink|Stil de grain yellow|and|Quercitron}} {{pp-pc}} {{Multiple issues| {{More citations needed|date=December 2025}} {{Original research|date=December 2025}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}} {{Infobox color | title=Pink | image=Color icon pink v2.svg | hex=FFC0CB | symbolism=femininity, love, Easter, Valentine's Day, homosexuality | source=HTML/CSS<ref name="css3-color">{{cite web|url=http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-color/#html4 |title=W3C TR CSS3 Color Module, HTML4 color keywords |publisher=W3.org |access-date=2010-09-11}}</ref> }}

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. As such, it is an arbitrary classification of color.

Below is a list of some of the common pink colors.

==Web colors== ===Pink=== {{infobox color |title=Pink |hex=FFC0CB |source=X11 color names<ref name="xfree-rgb">[http://cvsweb.xfree86.org/cvsweb/*checkout*/xc/programs/rgb/rgb.txt?rev=1.1 X11 rgb.txt] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107061136/http://cvsweb.xfree86.org/cvsweb/*checkout*/xc/programs/rgb/rgb.txt?rev=1.1 |date=7 November 2015 }}. XFree86. (February 1994). Retrieved on 16 September 2008.</ref><br />HTML/CSS<ref name="css3-color"/> |isccname=Light pink}}

Displayed here is the web color '''pink'''.

===Light pink=== {{Redirect|Light pink|the RAL color|RAL 3015 Light pink}} {{infobox color |title=Light Pink |hex=FFDEE4 |source=X11 color names<ref name="xfree-rgb"/><br />HTML/CSS<ref name="css3-color"/> |isccname=Moderate 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''.

==={{vanchor|Hot pink}}=== {{Redirect|Hot pink|other uses|Hot Pink (disambiguation)}} [[File:Pink triangle up.svg|thumb|left|175px|The pink triangle, always rendered in a tone of hot pink, has been used as an LGBT pride and LGBT rights symbol since the early 1970s]] {{infobox color |title=Hot Pink |hex=FF69B4 |source=X11 color names<ref name="xfree-rgb"/><br />HTML/CSS<ref name="css3-color"/> |isccname=Vivid purplish red}}

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.<ref name="Haramis">{{Cite news |last=Haramis |first=Nick |date=2022-02-14 |title=Gaudy and Gleeful, Early 2000s Fashion Is Making a Comeback |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/14/t-magazine/y2k-2000s-fashion.html |access-date=2023-02-26 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="Is Hot Pink Here to Stay">{{Cite web |title=Is Hot Pink Here to Stay? |url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/marketing-pr/hot-pink-trend-valentino-trendy-millenial-pink-barbiecore-barbie-margot-robbie/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=The Business of Fashion |date=November 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="lofficielusa.com">{{Cite web |title=What the Shift from Y2K to Millennial Pink (and Back Again) Means - Y2K Millennial Fashion |url=https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/y2k-hot-pink-millennial-pink-trend-meaning |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=L'Officiel USA |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=What Is Barbiecore? Everything to Know About the Viral Fashion Trend Inspired by Barbie |url=https://people.com/style/barbiecore-fashion-trend-everything-to-know/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-12 |title=Hot pink color: hex code, shades, and design ideas |url=https://picsart.com/blog/post/hot-pink-color |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=Picsart Blog |language=en}}</ref> {{Clear}}

===Deep pink=== {{infobox color |title=Deep Pink |hex=FF1493 |source=X11 color names<ref name="xfree-rgb"/><br />HTML/CSS<ref name="css3-color"/> |isccname=Vivid purplish red}}

Displayed here is the web color '''deep pink'''.<ref name=css3>{{cite web|url=http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-color/#svg-color|title=SVG color Keywords, CSS3 color Module, W3C Candidate Recommendation 14 May 2003|author=W3C|access-date=2007-01-06}}</ref> The name of the web color is written as "deeppink" (no space) in HTML for computer display. {{Clear}}

===Pastel pink=== {{infobox color |title=Pastel pink |hex=FFD1DC |source=ColorHexa.com<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.colorhexa.com/ffd1dc|title=Pastel pink / #ffd1dc hex color|website=ColorHexa}}</ref> }} In Western culture, '''pastel pink''' is used to symbolize baby girls just as baby blue is often used to symbolize baby boys.

==Other notable pink colors== === Amaranth pink === {{Main|Amaranth (color)}} {{infobox color |title=Amaranth Pink |hex=F19CBB |source=Maerz and Paul<ref>The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called ''amaranth pink'' in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color ''amaranth pink'' is displayed on page 121, Plate 49, Color Sample D8.</ref> |isccname=Moderate purplish pink}}

Displayed here is the color '''amaranth pink'''. This color is a representation of the color of pink amaranth flowers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.driedflowersdirect.com/dried-flowers/gomphrena-2.htm |title=Picture of ''amaranth pink'' colored amaranth flowers (labeled as "pink") |access-date=21 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501203036/http://www.driedflowersdirect.com/dried-flowers/gomphrena-2.htm |archive-date=1 May 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[File:Globe amaranth.jpg|alt=Pink globe amaranth|thumb|Pink globe amaranth]] The first recorded use of ''amaranth pink'' as a color name in English was in 1905.<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930--McGraw Hill Page 189; Color Sample of Amaranth Pink: Page 121 Plate 49 Color Sample D8</ref>

===Baby pink=== {{see also|Gendered associations of pink and blue}} {{infobox color |title=Baby Pink |hex=F4C2C2 |source=ISCC-NBS<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-b.htm|title=Retsof online version of ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Colo(u)r Names - Ba through Bz|date=22 November 2012|access-date=9 January 2025|archive-date=22 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122220702/http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-b.htm|url-status=usurped}}</ref> |isccname=Moderate yellowish 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.<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 190; Color Sample of Baby Pink: Page 25 Plate 1 Color Sample C8</ref>

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.) {{Clear}}

===Baker-Miller pink=== {{Main|Baker-Miller Pink}} {{infobox color |title=Baker-Miller Pink |hex=FF91AF |source=cabinetmagazine.org<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/11/byrne.php|title=Colors / Pink | David Byrne|first=David|last=Byrne|website=cabinetmagazine.org}}</ref> |isccname=Strong purplish 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.orthomolecular.org/library/jom/1988/pdf/1988-v03n04-p202.pdf|title="The Effects of Baker-Miller Pink on Biological, Physical and Cognitive Behaviour" by James E. Gilliam and David Unruh|access-date=20 November 2017}}</ref> 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'''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Byrne |first=David |title=Colors / Pink {{!}} David Byrne |url=https://cabinetmagazine.org/issues/11/byrne.php |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=cabinetmagazine.org |language=en}}</ref>

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. {{Clear}}

===Barbie pink=== {{infobox color |title=Barbie Pink |hex=DA1884 |source=Pantone<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pantone.com/color-finder/219-c/|title=PANTONE 219 C – Find a Pantone Color – Quick Online Color Tool|website=Pantone.com|access-date=20 November 2017|archive-date=9 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009182910/http://www.pantone.com/color-finder/219-c/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |isccname=Vivid purplish red}}

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://barbieobsession.blogspot.com/2011/12/pretty-in-pantone-219-c.html|title=Blogger|website=Barbieobsession.blogspot.com|access-date=20 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=%22Barbie%22+++%22Pantone+219%22&gbv=2&gs_l=heirloom-hp.12..0i8i30j0i22.200736.231361.0.237716.30.28.2.0.0.1.1659.21321.2-1j3j1j12j5j3j3.28.0...0.0...1c.1.rZcC195Kig0&sa=X&oi=image_result_group|title="Barbie" "Pantone 219" – Google Search|website=Google.com|access-date=20 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-07 |title=New Year, New Blue |url=https://textiles.ncsu.edu/news/2020/01/new-year-new-blue/ |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=Wilson College of Textiles |language=en-US}}</ref> {{Clear}}

===Bright pink=== {{Infobox color |title = Bright Pink |hex = FF007F |source = }} {{color swatch|#ff007f|Bright pink (<code>#ff007f</code>)|right}} '''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). {{Clear}}

===Bubblegum pink=== {{infobox color |title=Bubblegum Pink |hex=F58092 |source=Crayola |isccname=Vivid purple}}

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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ganguly |first=Dharitri |title=Are you ready to rock the futuristic Y2K fashion? |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/fashion/style-guide/are-you-ready-to-rock-the-futuristic-y2k-fashion/articleshow/89820869.cms |access-date=2023-02-26 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-25 |title=Back to the 2000s: How to use Y2K aesthetics in your designs |url=https://create.vista.com/blog/y2k-aesthetic-in-design/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=VistaCreate |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="lofficielusa.com"/><ref name="Haramis"/><ref name="Is Hot Pink Here to Stay"/>

===Cameo pink=== {{infobox color |title=Cameo Pink |hex=EFBBCC |source=ISCC-NBS<ref name="web.archive.org">{{Cite web|url=http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-c.htm|title=Retsof online version of ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Colo(u)r Names - Ca through Cz|date=22 November 2012|access-date=9 January 2025|archive-date=22 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122220449/http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-c.htm|url-status=usurped}}</ref> |isccname=Pale purplish 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.<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 123; Color Sample of Cameo Pink: Page 25 Plate 50 Color Sample C2</ref> {{Clear}}

===Charm pink=== {{Infobox color |title=Charm Pink |hex=E68FAC |source=Plochere<ref name="Plochere">{{Cite web|url=http://colors.bravo9.com/nbs-iscc-p-plochere-color-system/list/all/|title=NBS/ISCC P - Plochere Color System|date=13 August 2011|access-date=16 November 2019|archive-date=13 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813205222/http://colors.bravo9.com/nbs-iscc-p-plochere-color-system/list/all/|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> |isccname=Dark purplish 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 interior designers.<ref name="Plochere Color System">{{cite web |url=http://colors.bravo9.com/nbs-iscc-p-plochere-color-system/list/all/ |title=NBS/ISCC P - Plochere Color System |access-date=2008-10-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081004182626/http://colors.bravo9.com/nbs-iscc-p-plochere-color-system/list/all/ |archive-date=4 October 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

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

===Cherry blossom pink=== [[File:Row of sakura, Asuwa River, Fukui.jpg|175px|left|thumb|Cherry blossoms blooming in the spring in Japan]] {{infobox color |title=Cherry Blossom Pink |hex=FFB7C5 |source=Maerz and Paul<ref>The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called ''cherry blossom pink'' in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color ''cherry blossom pink'' is displayed on page 31, Plate 4, Color Sample J4.</ref> |isccname=Moderate 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.<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 192; Color Sample of Cherry Blossom Pink: Page 31 Plate 4 Color Sample J4</ref>

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. alt=Cherry blossoms|thumb|Cherry blossoms 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cherry Blossom Pink - Colorpediar |url=https://colorpediar.com/pink/cherryblossompink.html |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=colorpediar.com}}</ref>

===Chilean Pink=== {{infobox color |title=Chilean Pink |hex=E8C3BA |isccname=Moderate yellowish pink}}

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

===China pink=== {{Infobox color |title=China Pink |hex=DE6FA1 |source=Plochere<ref name="Plochere"/> |isccname=Deep purplish 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 interior designers.<ref name="Plochere Color System"/> {{Clear}}

===Congo pink=== {{infobox color |title=Congo Pink |hex=F88379 |source=ISCC-NBS<ref name="web.archive.org"/> |isccname=Deep yellowish 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.<ref name=MPCongoPink>{{cite book |title=A Dictionary of Color |last1= Maerz |first1=Aloys John |last2=Paul |first2=Morris Rea |year=1930 |publisher=McGraw-Hill Book Company |location=New York |page=193}} Color Sample of Congo Pink: Page 29 Plate 3 Color Sample C10.</ref>

"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.<ref name=MPCoralPink/> {{Clear}}

===Coral pink=== {{Main|Coral (color)}} {{infobox color |title=Coral Pink |hex=F88379 |source=ISCC-NBS<ref name=ISCC-NBS>{{cite web |url=http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-c.htm |title=Ca through Cz |year=1955 |work=ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Colo(u)r Names |publisher=John C. Foster and Texas Precancel Club |at=color sample #26 |access-date=September 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730190624/http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-c.htm |archive-date=July 30, 2017 |url-status=usurped }} The ''ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names'' is a color dictionary used by stamp collectors to identify the colors of stamps.</ref> |isccname=Deep yellowish pink}}

Displayed here is the color '''coral pink''', a pinkish color.<ref name=ISCC-NBS/>

The first recorded use of ''coral pink'' as a color name in English was in 1892.<ref name=MPCoralPink>{{cite book |title=A Dictionary of Color |last1=Maerz |first1=Aloys John |last2=Paul |first2=Morris Rea |year=1930 |publisher=McGraw-Hill Book Company |location=New York |page=193}} Color Sample of Coral Pink: page 27, plate 2, Color Sample F9.</ref>

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.<ref name=MPCongoPink/> {{clear}}

===French pink=== {{infobox color |title=French Pink |hex=FD6C9E |source=Pourpre.com<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pourpre.com/chroma/dico.php?typ=teinte&ent=340|title=pourpre.com - Le dictionnaire chromatique (teinte 340°)|first=Yan|last=Bilik|website=pourpre.com|access-date=18 June 2013|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023539/http://pourpre.com/chroma/dico.php?typ=teinte&ent=340|url-status=dead}}</ref> |isccname=Deep purplish pink}}

Displayed here is the color '''French pink''', which is the tone of pink that is called ''pink'' ({{langx|fr|rose}}) in the Pourpre.com color list, a color list widely popular in France.

===Light deep pink=== {{infobox color |title=Light Deep Pink |hex=FF5CCD |source=Xona.com Color List<ref name="Xona.com Color List"/> |isccname=Vivid reddish purple}}

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

This is the color ''deep pink light'' on the [http://xona.com/colorlist/ Xona.com Color List].

===Lusty gallant=== {{infobox color |title=Lusty gallant |hex=FFCCCC |source=https://www.crispedge.com/color/ffcccc/ |isccname=Pale pink}}

Displayed here is the color '''Lusty gallant'''.

"Lusty gallant" is a light shade of pink that originated in Elizabethan England.

===Mexican pink=== {{Main|Mexican pink}} {{Infobox color |title = Mexican Pink |hex = E4007C |source = <ref name=Valdiosera>{{cite report |title=Guía breve de uso de la marca México/País |lang=es |trans-title=Brief guide to use of the Trademark Mexico / Country |url=http://www.cptm.com.mx/work/sites/CPTM/resources/LocalContent/6589/4/Guia_basica_MEXICO.pdf |access-date=2022-10-12 |editor=Consejo de Promoción Turística de México |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110409154729/http://www.cptm.com.mx/work/sites/CPTM/resources/LocalContent/6589/4/Guia_basica_MEXICO.pdf |archive-date=2011-04-09 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |isccname = }} {{color swatch|#e4007C|Mexican pink (<code>#e4007C</code>)|right}} '''Mexican pink''' is a color that is used in clothing such as serapes and in the craft and fine art of traditional Mexican culture.

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

{{citation needed span|Another name for this color is '''Mexican rose''', a play on the Spanish name ''rosa mexicano''.|date=October 2022}} {{Clear}}

===Millennial pink=== {{infobox color |title=Millennial pink |hex=efc7c5 |source=<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Coffman |first=Courtney |title=Full Spectrum: Colour in Contemporary Architecture |editor-last=Manferdini |editor-first=Elena |chapter=Collective Palettes: On colour and identity |editor-last2=Benyamin |editor-first2=Jasmine}}</ref> |isccname=}}

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. The shade has also been called Tumblr Pink, after the communities of the micro-blogging site, and also Scandinavian Pink.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Perryman |first=Laura |title=The Colour Bible |publisher=Hachette |year=2021 |isbn=9781781578445}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Coffman |first=Courtney |title=Full Spectrum: Colour in Contemporary Architecture |editor-last=Manferdini |editor-first=Elena |chapter=Collective Palettes: On colour and identity |editor-last2=Benyamin |editor-first2=Jasmine}}</ref>

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.<ref name=":0" /> The media attributed the popularity of the colour to Wes Anderson's 2014 film ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' and the Pantone colors of the year in 2016: rose quartz.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-03-22 |title='Millennial pink' is the colour of now – but what exactly is it? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/shortcuts/2017/mar/22/millennial-pink-is-the-colour-of-now-but-what-exactly-is-it |access-date=2025-03-06 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

=== Mimi Pink === {{Infobox color |title = Mimi Pink |hex = FFDAE9 |source=colorhexa.com<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.colorhexa.com/ffdae9/|title=#ffdae9 hex color|work=ColorHexa |date=23 April 2016|access-date=16 January 2020|archive-date=23 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423161134/https://www.colorhexa.com/ffdae9/|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> |isccname = Pale purplish pink}}

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

===Misty rose=== {{Main|Shades of rose}} {{infobox color |title=Misty Rose |hex=FFE4E1 |source=X11 |isccname=Pinkish white}}

'''Misty rose''' is a pale shade of pink. It is also a web color. {{Clear}}

===Mona Lisa=== {{infobox color |title=Mona Lisa |hex=FF948E |source={{Cn|date=October 2025}} |isccname=Vivid pink}}

Displayed here is the color '''mona lisa''', a vivid pink. It is named after the Mona Lisa.

===Mountbatten pink=== {{Main|Mountbatten pink}} {{Infobox color |title = Mountbatten Pink |hex = 997A8D |source = }} {{color swatch|#997A8D|Mountbatten pink (<code>#997A8D</code>)|right}}

'''Mountbatten pink''', also called '''Plymouth pink''',<ref>{{cite book | title = The Greatest Raid of All | author = Cecil Ernest Lucas Phillips | publisher = Little, Brown | year = 1960 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=3c1zAAAAIAAJ&q=Mountbatten+Pink+plymouth}}</ref> 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. {{Clear}}

===New York pink=== {{infobox color |title=New York Pink |hex=D7837F |source=Xona.com Color List<ref name="Xona.com Color List"/> |isccname=Deep yellowish 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 the [http://xona.com/colorlist/ Xona.com Color List].

===Pale pink=== {{infobox color |title=Pale Pink |hex=F9CCCA |source=ISCC-NBS<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-p.htm|title=Retsof online version of ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Colo(u)r Names - Oa through Oz|date=22 November 2012|access-date=9 January 2025|archive-date=22 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122220414/http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-p.htm|url-status=usurped}}</ref> |isccname=Light yellowish pink}}

Displayed here is the color '''pale pink''', a light, desaturated shade of pink. {{Clear}}

===Persian pink=== {{Main|Rose (color)#Persian pink}} {{infobox color |title=Persian Pink |hex=F77FBE |source=Maerz and Paul<ref>The color shown in the ''Persian Pink'' color box matches the color sample in the following book: Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 201; Color Sample of Persian Pink: Page 29 Plate 3 Color Sample H4.</ref> |isccname=Deep purplish 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.<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 201; Color Sample of Persian Pink: Page 29 Plate 3 Color Sample H4. Note: The color shown above matches the color sample in this book.</ref>

===Pink (RYB)=== {{infobox color |title=Pink (RYB) |hex=FF8080 |source=RYB color system }}

Displayed here is the color that is called "pink" in the RYB color model. It is a mixture of red and white.<ref>{{cite web|title=How to Make Pink|url=https://artstudiolife.com/how-to-make-pink/|website=Art Studio Life|date=13 March 2023 |access-date=February 23, 2024}}</ref>

===Pink lace=== {{infobox color |title=Pink Lace |hex=FFDDF4 |source=Xona.com Color List<ref name="Xona.com Color List">{{Cite web|url=https://xona.com/misc/colorlist/|title=Xona Games - Color List|website=xona.com}}</ref> |isccname=Pale purplish pink}}

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 [http://xona.com/colorlist/ Xona.com Color List].

This color is suggestive of the color of some women's lingerie.

===Queen pink=== {{Infobox color |title=Queen Pink |hex=E8CCD7 |source=Plochere<ref name="Plochere"/> |isccname=Pale 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 interior designers.<ref name="Plochere Color System"/>

===Rose Pompadour=== {{infobox color |title=Rose Pompadour |hex=ED7A9B |source=Color-sample.com<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.color-sample.com/colors/3910/|title=Rose Pompadour (ローズ・ポンパドゥール) の色見本 | フランスの色名|website=color-sample.com}}</ref> |isccname=Deep purplish pink}}

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 '''{{ill|Rose Pompadour|fr|Rose Pompadour}}'''.

This color was designed by Sèvres in 18th century France, reputedly for Madame de Pompadour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hyperallergic.com/359159/a-western-cultural-history-of-pink-from-madame-de-pompadour-to-pussy-hats/|title=A Western Cultural History of Pink, from Madame de Pompadour to Pussy Hats|date=20 February 2017|access-date=20 November 2017}}</ref>

However, in the UK and Ireland, the term ''Rose Pompadour'' typically applies to a reddish-purple equivalent to claret or maroon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gentlerattleofchina.com/single-post/mme-de-pompadour-and-mme-du-barry|title=Mme de Pompadour and Mme du Barry |date=26 June 2021 |access-date=2 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefrenchporcelainsociety.com/about-us/ground-colours//|title=Ground Colours|access-date=2 May 2025}}</ref>

===Rose pink=== {{Main|Shades of rose}} {{infobox color |title=Rose Pink |hex=FF66CC |source=WSC |isccname=Vivid reddish purple}}

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.<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203"</ref>

===Shocking pink=== {{infobox color |title=Shocking Pink |hex=FC0FC0 |source=wornjournal.com<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wornjournal.com/html/shock-of-pink-how-a-colour-shaped-schiaparellis-vision/|title=Worn Fashion Journal » Blog Archive » Shock of Pink: How a Colour Shaped Schiaparelli's Vision|date=25 April 2012|access-date=27 May 2019|archive-date=25 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425142503/https://wornjournal.com/html/shock-of-pink-how-a-colour-shaped-schiaparellis-vision/|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>{{nonspecific|date=May 2019}} |isccname=Vivid reddish purple}}

'''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'',<ref name="Schiaparelli">{{Citation | last = Woods| first = Vicki| publication-date =2003-10-24 | year =2003 | title =Chic value | location = London | url =https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2003/10/24/baschiap20.xml | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080518043537/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2003/10/24/baschiap20.xml | url-status =dead | archive-date =2008-05-18 | access-date =2008-04-26 | periodical=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> designed by Leonor Fini for the Surrealist fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli in 1937.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com/voguepedia/Elsa_Schiaparelli#cite_ref-2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140807053506/http://www.vogue.com/voguepedia/Elsa_Schiaparelli#cite_ref-2|url-status=dead|title=''Voguepedia: the world of fashion in Vogue'': "Schiaparelli"|archive-date=7 August 2014}}</ref> The color shown at right matches the color of the lettering on the original box.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lisawallerrogers.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/elsa-schiaparelli-shocking-and-pink/|title=Elsa Schiaparelli: Shocking-Pink|date=13 August 2009|access-date=20 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wornjournal.com/html/shock-of-pink-how-a-colour-shaped-schiaparellis-vision/|title=Shock of Pink: How a Colour Shaped Schiaparelli's Vision|access-date=20 November 2017|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033056/http://www.wornjournal.com/html/shock-of-pink-how-a-colour-shaped-schiaparellis-vision/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{Citation | last =Owens | first =Mitchell | publication-date =1997-04-13 | year = 1997 | title = Jewelry That Gleams With Wicked Memories | url =https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D03E4DA173CF930A25757C0A961958260 | access-date =2008-04-26 | periodical=The New York Times}}</ref> who was one of Schiaparelli's best clients.

Shocking pink kept its name in British English,<ref name="Schiaparelli"/> whereas in North America "This intense magenta was called ''shocking pink'' in the 1930s, ''hot pink'' in the 1950s, and ''kinky pink'' in the 1960s...[it] has appeared in the vanguard of more than one youth revolution...to some it sings, to others it screams".<ref>Varley, Helen, editor ''Color'' London: 1980--Marshall Editions, Ltd. {{ISBN|0-89535-037-8}} Page 139</ref> This color is now again called "shocking pink" to distinguish it from the web color hot pink (shown above).{{Clarify|reason=Maybe an anchor? Don't want to add it myself because I'm not sure which pink to link it to|date=December 2025}}

NHRA drag racer Shirley Muldowney was famous for driving a shocking pink dragster.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

[[File:Hot pink in nature.jpg|thumb|200px|left|A bougainvillea 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". {{Clear}}

===Silver pink=== {{Main|Silver (color)}} {{Infobox color |title=Silver Pink |hex=C4AEAD |source=Plochere<ref name="Plochere"/> |isccname=Grayish yellowish 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 interior designers.<ref name="Plochere Color System"/>

===Solid pink=== {{infobox color |title=Solid Pink |hex=893843 |source=Xona.com Color List<ref name="Xona.com Color List"/> |isccname=Dark red}}

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 the [http://xona.com/colorlist/ Xona.com Color List].

===Spanish pink=== {{infobox color |title=Pink (G&S) |hex=F7BFBE |source=Gallego and Sanz<ref>Gallego, Rosa; Sanz, Juan Carlos (2005). ''Guía de coloraciones'' (Gallego, Rosa; Sanz, Juan Carlos (2005). ''Guide to Colorations'') Madrid: H. Blume. {{ISBN|84-89840-31-8}}</ref> |isccname=Moderate yellowish pink}}

{{color swatch|#f7bfbe|Spanish pink (<code>#f7bfbe</code>)|right}}

'''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. {{Clear}}

===Tango pink=== {{Infobox color |title=Tango Pink |hex=E4717A |source=Plochere<ref name="Plochere"/> |isccname=Deep 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.<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 205; color sample of Tango Pink: Page 29 Plate 3 Color Sample J8</ref>

The source of this color is the ''Plochere Color System'', a color system formulated in 1948 that is widely used by interior designers.<ref name="Plochere Color System"/>

== Pantone colors == === Champagne pink === {{infobox color |title=Champagne Pink |hex=F1DDCF |source=Pantone TPX<ref name="Pantone TPX">[http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/colorfinder.aspx Pantone TPX]</ref><ref>Type the words "Champagne Pink" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear.</ref> |isccname=Yellowish white}}

{{color swatch|#f1ddcf|Champagne pink (<code>#f1ddcf</code>)|right}}

Displayed here is the color '''champagne pink''', a strongly yellow-hued shade of pink.

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #12-1107 TPX—Champagne Pink. {{Clear}}

=== Fairy Tale === {{infobox color |title=Fairy Tale |hex=F2C1D1 |source=Pantone TCX<ref name="Pantone TCX">[http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/colorfinder.aspx Pantone TCX]</ref><ref>Type the words "Fairy Tale" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear.</ref> |isccname=Pale purplish pink}}

Displayed here 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 "Pantone Textile Cotton eXtended (TCX)" color list, color #13-2802 TCX—Fairy Tale.<ref name="auto"/> {{Clear}}

===Fandango pink=== {{infobox color |title=Fandango Pink |hex=DE5285 |source=Pantone TPX<ref name="Pantone TPX"/><ref>Type the words "Fandango Pink" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear.</ref> |isccname=Vivid purplish red}}

Displayed here is the color '''fandango pink''', a vivid pink.

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #17-2033 TPX—Fandango Pink.<ref name="auto"/> {{Clear}}

=== Orchid pink === {{Main|Orchid (color)}} {{infobox color |title=Orchid Pink |hex=F2BDCD |source=Pantone TPX<ref name="Pantone TPX"/><ref>Type the words "Orchid Pink" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear.</ref> |isccname=Pale purplish pink}}

Displayed here is the color '''orchid pink''', a pale and soft purplish pink color.

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #13-2010 TPX—Orchid Pink.<ref name="auto">Find a Pantone Color – Quick Online Color Tool</ref>

[[File:Pine Pink Orchid (5669986139).jpg|alt=Wild pink orchid|thumb|center|Wild pink orchid]] {{Clear}}

=== Pale Dogwood === {{infobox color |title=Pale Dogwood |hex=EDCDC2 |source=Pantone TCX<ref name="Pantone TCX"/><ref>Type the words "Pale Dogwood" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear.</ref> |isccname=Pale yellowish pink}} {{color swatch|#EDCDC2|Pale Dogwood|right}}

'''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.<ref name="auto"/> {{Clear}}

===Paradise pink=== {{infobox color |title=Paradise Pink |hex=E63E62 |source=Pantone TPX<ref name="Pantone TPX"/><ref>Type the words "Paradise Pink" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear.</ref> |isccname=Vivid red}}

Displayed here is the color '''paradise pink''', a bright, reddish pink.

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #17-1755 TPX—Paradise Pink.<ref name="auto"/> {{Clear}}

===Pink (Pantone)=== {{infobox color |title=Pink (Pantone) |hex=D74894 |source=Pantone TPX<ref name="Pantone TPX"/><ref>Type the word "Pink U" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear.</ref> |isccname=Vivid purplish red}}

Displayed here is the color called ''pink'' in Pantone.

In Pantone, this color is designated as ''Pink U''.

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #U—Pink.<ref name="auto"/> {{Clear}}

=== Pink lavender === {{Main|Lavender (color)}} {{infobox color |title=Pink Lavender |hex=DBB2D1 |source=Pantone TPX<ref name="Pantone TPX"/><ref>Type the words "Pink Lavender" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear.</ref> |isccname=Grayish purplish pink}}

Displayed here is the color '''pink lavender''', a light, strongly purplish shade of pink.

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #14-3207 TPX—Pink Lavender.<ref name="auto"/> {{Clear}}

===Super pink=== {{infobox color |title=Super Pink |hex=CF6BA9 |source=Pantone TPX<ref name="Pantone TPX"/><ref>Type the words "Super Pink" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear.</ref> |isccname=Strong reddish purple}}

Displayed here is the color '''super pink''', a very purple-toned shade of pink.

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #17-2625 TPX—Super Pink.<ref name="auto"/> {{Clear}}

== Crayola colors ==

===Brink pink=== {{infobox color | title = Brink Pink | hex = FB607F | source = Crayola | isccname = Vivid red}}

The color '''brink pink''' was formulated by Crayola in 1998. Since 2005 it has been called '''pink sherbert'''. {{Clear}}

===Cotton candy=== {{infobox color |title=Cotton Candy |hex=FFB7D5 |source=Crayola |isccname=Light purplish pink}}

Displayed here is the color '''cotton candy''', a light purplish pink. The color ''cotton candy'' was formulated by Crayola in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web | title=cotton candy {{!}} crayola.com | url=https://www.crayola.com/explore-colors/cotton-candy.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606072113/http://www.crayola.com/explore-colors/cotton-candy.aspx | access-date=2025-01-05 | archive-date=6 June 2012 | url-status=live }}</ref> [[File:Pink Cotton Candy.jpg|alt=A tuft of cotton candy.|thumb|upright|center|A tuft of cotton candy]]

===Carnation pink===

{{Infobox color |title=Carnation Pink |hex=FFA6C9 |source=List of Crayola crayon colors |isccname=Moderate purplish pink}}

Displayed here is the color '''carnation pink'''. '''Carnation pink''' is a color that resembles the flower color of a carnation plant. The color as displayed here was formulated by Crayola 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.<ref>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</ref> [[File:Pink Carnation 3-30-14 (13630328404).jpg|alt=A pink carnation flower|thumb|center|A pink carnation flower]]

===Piggy pink=== [[File:Sow with piglet.jpg|thumb|left|Many pigs are colored pink]] {{infobox color |title=Piggy Pink |hex=FDDDE6 |source=Crayola |isccname=Pale pink}}

Displayed here is the color '''piggy pink'''.

The color ''piggy pink'' is a representation of the color of a pink pig.

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

===Lavender pink=== {{Main|Lavender (color)}} {{infobox color |title=Lavender Pink |hex=FBAED2 |source=Crayola |isccname=Light purplish pink|image=Lavender crayola.jpg|caption=A lavender Crayola crayon}}

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 list of Crayola crayon colors.

===Steel pink=== {{infobox color |title=Steel Pink |hex=CC33CC |source=Crayola |isccname=Vivid purple}}

Displayed here is the color '''steel pink''', a strongly purple-toned shade of pink.

The color ''steel pink'' was introduced by Crayola 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 magenta.

===Tickle me pink=== {{infobox color |title=Tickle Me Pink |hex=FC89AC |source=Crayola |isccname=Strong purplish pink}}

Displayed here is the color '''tickle me pink''', a bright shade of pink.

The color ''tickle me pink'' was formulated by Crayola in 1993. The name was created by 12-year-old Sam Marcus when he won a Crayola competition.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boboltz |first1=Sara |title=A Brief Yet Complex Color History Of Crayola Crayons |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/crayola-crayon-color-history_n_7345924 |access-date=25 September 2025 |work=HuffPost |date=22 May 2015}}</ref> {{Clear}}

===Ultra pink=== {{infobox color | title = Ultra Pink | hex = FF6FFF | source = Crayola | isccname = Vivid purple}}

'''Ultra pink''' is a Crayola 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). {{Clear}}

==See also== * Lists of colors

==References== {{reflist}}

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