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

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

From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2022

His heart pumped loudly through his salmon pink T-shirt, as ever.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 27, 2020

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

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