Shades of pink

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 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.

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.

Champagne pink

Displayed at right is the color champagne pink.

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

Pink lace

At right is displayed the color pink lace.

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.

Piggy pink

The color piggy pink is displayed at right.

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".

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.

The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Baby Pink (color sample #28)

In Western culture, baby pink is used to symbolize baby girls just as baby blue is often used to symbolize baby boys. (See the section Pink in gender in the main article on pink.) This is a recent tradition, however, and until the 1940s the convention was exactly the opposite: pink was used for boys while girls were dressed in blue.

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.

The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Cameo Pink (color sample #249)

Orchid pink

Displayed at right is the color orchid pink.

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #13-2010 TPX—Orchid Pink.

Fairy Tale

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Cotton eXtended (TCX)" color list, color #13-2802 TCX—Fairy Tale.

Cherry blossom pink

At right is displayed the color cherry blossom 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 the 15th of September (a day a few days before the beginning of spring in the Southern Hemisphere) to celebrate "Cherry Blossom Day" in Brisbane, Australia.

Light hot pink

At right is displayed the color light hot pink.

This is the color hot pink light on the Xona.com Color List.

Lavender pink

At right is displayed the color Lavender 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.

The color cotton candy was formulated by Crayola in 1998.

Carnation pink

Displayed at right 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.

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 US 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.

Tickle me pink

The color tickle me pink is displayed at right.

The color tickle me pink was formulated by Crayola in 1993.

Amaranth pink

The color amaranth pink is displayed at right. 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.

Charm pink

The color charm pink is displayed at right.

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.

China pink

The color China pink is displayed at right.

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.

Mimi Pink

The Color Mimi Pink is displayed at right.

The source of this color is the Plochere Color System, a color system formulated in 1948 that is widely used by interior designers.

Tango pink

The color tango pink is displayed at right.

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 interior designers.

Congo pink

The color Congo pink is displayed at right.

The first recorded use of Congo pink as a color name in English was in 1912.

The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Congo Pink (color sample #26)

"Congo pink" is an orangeish tone of pink.

Pastel pink

The color pastel pink is displayed at right.

The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Pastel Pink (color sample #5)

New York pink

At right is displayed the color New York 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.

Solid pink

At right is displayed the color solid 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 Xona.com Color List.

Silver pink

The color silver pink is displayed at right.

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.

Queen pink

The color queen pink is displayed at right.

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.

Pink lavender

The color pink lavender is displayed at right.

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #14-3207 TPX—Pink Lavender.

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.

Pink (Pantone)

Displayed at right 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.

Mexican pink

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 designer fashion Ramón Valdiosera in the mid-1940s.

Another name for this color in English is Mexican rose.

For more detailed information about this color, see the Spanish Wikipedia article on this color, which is called in Spanish rosa mexicano.

Barbie pink

The color Barbie pink is displayed at right.

Pantone 219C is the color used by Mattel's Barbie in logos, packaging, and promotional materials.

The hexcode of Pantone 219C is #DA1884.

Fandango pink

Displayed at right is the color fandango pink.

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #17-2033 TPX—Fandango Pink.

Paradise pink

Displayed at right is the color paradise pink.

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #17-1755 TPX—Paradise Pink.

Brink pink

The color brink pink was formulated by Crayola in 1998.

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 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).

Persian pink

The color Persian pink is displayed at right.

The first recorded use of Persian pink as a color name in English was in 1923.

Rose 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.

This is the color deep pink light on the Xona.com Color List.

Ultra pink

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 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 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 17.27ct 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 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". 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.

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 may also arrive intact, becoming "rosa-choque" ("shocking pink"). Brazilians may also call all darker and hot tones of pink "rosa-pink", albeit obviously ambiguous and discouraged.

Super pink

Displayed at right is the color super pink.

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #17-2625 TPX—Super Pink.

Steel pink

The color steel pink is displayed at right.

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.