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

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Example Sentences

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salmon pink

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

Produced by Walt Disney’s WED Enterprises and Gemini G.E.L., a publisher of fine art limited editions, the 18-ft.-tall, salmon pink sculpture captivated crowds with periodic “dances” on the museum plaza.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2022

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

From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2022

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

The houses look like they were painted in sorbet—cream, minty green, mustard yellow and pretty salmon pink.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

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