salmon pink

Peachy flesh hue

Salmon pink is a pinkish-orange color resembling the flesh of salmon.

It sits between pink and coral, warmer and more muted than hot pink: The sunset cast a salmon pink glow across the water.

Common in fashion and interior design, often shortened to just salmon: a salmon pink blouse.

hue

coral

Marine skeletal formation

  • blushFacial reddening from emotion
  • peachFuzzy stone fruit
  • shellHard outer covering

apricot · flamingo · roseate · dusty rose · flesh tone · sherbet · watermelon · strawberry · sunset · tint

fashion

blush

Facial reddening from emotion

chiffon · tulle · ribbon · lace · cosmetics · ballet slipper · lingerie · bridesmaid · nursery · powder room

delicate

pastel

Pale, gentle shade

subtle · muted · powdery · whisper · faint · tender · ethereal · translucent · sheer · gossamer

floral

rose

Stood up, or fragrant bloom

carnation · orchid · hibiscus · begonia · geranium · dahlia · tulip · magnolia · rhododendron · petal

dawn

sunrise

Morning light's arrival

horizon · golden hour · sunbeam · early light · twilight · aurora

Categories
Opposites
color saturation/vibrancy

salmon pinkneon pink

Vivid glowing magenta

hot pink · fuchsia · electric pink · shocking pink · magenta

color temperature/hue

salmon pinkteal

Shade between aqua, cyan

cyan · turquoise · sea green · aquamarine · cerulean

lightness/value

salmon pinkblack

Darkest possible hue

charcoal · midnight blue · jet black · ebony

Family

pink, salmon, pinkish, pinkness, pinked, pinkest, pinker, salmonella, pinking

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G