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

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

Among attendees at the Tuesday night event were many women wearing the organization’s signature salmon pink and apple green colors.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024

The lack of sleep was worth the morning light coloring mountain tips a bright salmon pink.

From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2022

Two riders toss water bottles aside, one of them landing on the toe of a man in a salmon pink T-shirt, who hobbles away.

From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2018

Their flesh was salmon pink, like a very good strawberry cream ice.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White