salmon pink

American  

noun

1. salmon.

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salmon pink British  

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: salmon. 

   1. a yellowish-pink colour, sometimes with an orange tinge

   2. ( as adjective )

      a salmon-pink hat

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Etymology

Origin of salmon pink

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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salmon pink

The exterior walls are his signature salmon pink and the toilets are almost a century old.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2025

But on this day, a salmon pink aurora was observed throughout the night, while an unusually tall, blue-dominant aurora appeared shortly before midnight.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2024

They played in blue and white stripes, black, black with a scarlet sash, salmon pink and ruby with dark blue shorts until the famous royal blue jerseys arrived in 1901-02.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 2, 2020

“Heads,” calls Abigail Spanberger, a blond woman dressed in salmon pink.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 11, 2018

Sole, I remember, and haddock, swordfish, scallops, tuna; lobsters, stuffed and baked, salmon, pink and fat, grilled in steaks.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood