salmon pink

Thân thiện

The artist mixes a salmon pink color on her palette.

Definition

Noun: A light, warm pink color with a subtle orange or yellow undertone, resembling the flesh of a salmon fish.

Usage

This term is used specifically to describe a particular shade of the color pink. It is a compound noun that functions as a single color descriptor. - The designer chose a salmon pink for the accent wall. - Her dress was a lovely salmon pink.

Advanced Usage

• Used in design, fashion, and decor to specify a warm, muted pink tone.
• Can be hyphenated when used as an adjective before a noun: .
  • She painted her room a salmon-pink hue.

Variants and Related Words

• Salmon (noun/adjective): Can refer to the fish or, in color terminology, a similar pinkish-orange shade, though "salmon" alone often implies a slightly deeper or more orange tone than "salmon pink."
• Pink (noun/adjective): The general color category.

Synonyms

• Coral pink
• Peach pink
• Shrimp pink

Related Phrases

• In salmon pink: Describing something that is of this specific color.
  • The invitation was printed in salmon pink.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a shade of pink tinged with yellow

Từ đồng nghĩa

• yellowish pink
• apricot
• peach