Pink
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Pink is a natural color made by mixing red and white. It can be described as a light red, but it is more bright, undersaturated red. Pink can also be used to describe other colors, including some that are actually shades of magenta rather than red, such as fuchsia pink, Hollywood cerise and shocking pink. Some shades of pink such as Persian pink are actually shades of rose. Some shades of pink are actually shades of orange, such as coral pink. There are many different shades of pink. Thus, the term Pink may be used in general to describe a wide range of light orange, light red, light rose, and light magenta colors.
The use of the word "Pink" for color first occurred in the 17th century to describe the light red flowers of pinks, flowering plants in the genus Dianthus.
[edit] Pale Pink
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| Hex triplet | #FADADD | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (250, 218, 221) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (354°, 13%, 98%) |
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At right is displayed the color Pale Pink, a light, desaturated shade of pink.
[edit] Pastel Pink
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| Hex triplet | #FFD1DC | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (255, 209, 220) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (346°, 18%, 97%) |
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At right is displayed the color Pastel pink. Pastel Pink is used to symbolize baby girls just as baby blue is often used to symbolize baby boys.
[edit] Web color pink
| Web color pink | ||
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| Hex triplet | #FFC0CB | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (255, 192, 203) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (?°, ?%, ?87%) |
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At right is displayed web color pink.[1]
This color is identical to the color Tamarisk, the color of the flowers of the Tamarisk plant.[citation needed]
[edit] Web color lightpink (Medium Pink)
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| Hex triplet | #ffb6c1 | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (255, 182, 193) |
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At right is displayed the web color lightpink (no space).[1]
However, if proper English usage regarding color nomenclature is to be maintained, since this color is more saturated than "pink", it should really be called medium pink if the web color "pink" (shown above) is accepted as the standard for pink.
[edit] Cherry Blossom Pink
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| Hex triplet | #F6ADC6 | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (246, 173, 198) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (339°, 30%, 96%) |
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At right is displayed the color cherry blossom pink.
The source of this color is the Japanese Wikipedia article on Pink, accessible at left (listed as "Nipponese" in Japanese characters).
In Japan, this color is associated with a woman's vagina, and therefore, in Japan, pornographic films are called pink movies.
[edit] Web color hotpink
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| Hex triplet | #ff69b4 | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (255, 105, 180) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (330°, 59%, 100%) |
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At right is displayed the web color hotpink (no space).[1]
Hot Pink is the shade of pink most closely associated with homosexuality because it is the color used in the pink triangle, a symbol of gay liberation.
[edit] Web color deeppink
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| Hex triplet | #FF1493 | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (255, 20, 147) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (328°, 92%, 100%) |
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At right is displayed the web color deeppink (no space).[1]
[edit] Dark Pink
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| Hex triplet | #E75480 | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (231, 84, 128) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (342°, 64%, 91%) |
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At right is displayed the color Dark Pink, a darker, desaturated shade of pink.
[edit] Shocking Pink
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| Hex triplet | #FC0FC0 | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (252, 15, 192) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (315°, 94%, 99%) |
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Shocking Pink, (also called neon pink) is bold and intense. Fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli popularized this color in 1936, naming it shocking pink; it was the color of the box her perfume called Shocking Pink came in (the box was shaped like the torso of film star Mae West).
"This intense magenta was called shocking pink in the 1930s, hot pink in the 1950s, and kinky pink in the 1960s...[it] has appeared in the vanguard of more than one youth revolution...to some it sings, to others it screams".[2] This color is now again called "shocking pink" to distinguish it from the web color hot pink (shown above). Its appearance is more akin to magenta than it is to traditional pink. This color has always been popular among the avant-garde.
NHRA drag racer, Shirley Muldowney was famous for driving a shocking pink dragster.
On its way into the German language, shocking pink lost the "shocking" and is called only "Pink", while the English color "pink" is referred to as "Rosa". Meanwhile in Portuguese one of its nomenclatures arrived intact becoming "cor-de-rosa choque" ("shocking pink") used more frequently in Brazil. It's also called "çingene pembesi" (Gypsy pink) in Turkish.
[edit] Pink in gender and sexuality
[edit] Pink in gender
Pink is the color of the Breast Cancer Awareness ribbon. Pink was chosen partially because it is so strongly associated with femininity.[1]
Some feminists have decried the color pink,[citation needed] along with dresses and skirts, as something related to the pre-feminism "old-style female", which they view as a symbol of the oppression and limitations of that era. Although this trend persists, the current wave of feminism advocates choice, and many women have sought to reclaim aspects of the old-style female, including pink (and indeed dresses and skirts), as something to be proud of. For example, the Swedish radical feminist party Feminist Initiative uses pink as its color.
[edit] Pink in sexuality
Pink is also associated with gays, lesbians, and bisexuals, often in the form of a pink triangle. This symbolic usage stems from the symbols used by the Nazis to label their prisoners in the concentration camps [2]. Where Jews were forced to wear the familiar yellow stars of David, and Roma people were forced to wear a black triangle, men imprisoned on accusations of homosexuality or same-sex sexual activity were forced to wear a pink triangle. Nowadays, it is often worn with pride. A Dutch newsgroup about homosexuality is called nl.roze, roze being the Dutch word for pink. In Britain, Pink News is a leading gay newspaper and online news service. In business, the pink pound or pink dollar refers to the spending power of the GLBT community. Advertising agencies call the gay market the pink economy. There is a magazine called Pink for the GLBT community which has different editions for various metropolitan areas [3].
[edit] Shades of pink color comparison chart
- Pale Pink (Hex: #FADADD) (RGB: 250, 218, 221)
- Pig Pink (Crayola) (Hex: #FDD7E4) (RGB: 253, 215, 228)
- Pastel Pink (Hex: #FFD1DC) (RGB: 255, 209, 220)
- Pink (web color) (Tamarisk) (Hex: #FFCBDB) (RGB: 255, 192, 203)
- Cotton Cold (Crayola) (Hex: #FFB7D5) (RGB: 255, 183, 213)
- Medium Pink (web color "Light Pink") (Hex: #FFB6C1) (RGB: 255, 182, 193)
- Cherry Blossom Pink (Hex: #F6ADC6) (RGB: 246, 173, 198)
- Carnation Pink (Crayola) (Hex: #FFA6C9) (RGB: 246, 166, 201)
- Lavender Pink (Crayola color "Lavender [Pink]") - (Hex: #FBAED2) (RGB: 251, 174, 210)
- Lavender Rose (Hex: #FBA0E3) (RGB: 251, 160, 227)
- Japanese Pink (Hex: #ED9CDE) (RGB: 237, 156, 222)
- Light Fuchsia Pink (Pale Magenta) (Hex: #F984EF) (RGB: 249, 132, 229)
- Persian Pink (Hex: #F77FBE) (RGB: 247, 127, 190)
- Tickle Me Pink (Crayola) (Hex: #FC80A5) (RGB: 252, 128, 165)
- Mauvelous (Crayola) (Hex: #F091A9) (RGB: 240, 145, 169)
- Amaranth Pink (Hex: #F19CBB) (RGB: 241, 156, 187)
- Pale Amaranth Pink (Hex: #DDBEC3) (RGB: 221, 190, 195)
- Puce (Hex: #CC8899) (RGB: 204, 136, 153)
- Pale Violet Red (web color) (Hex: #DB7093) (RGB: 219, 112, 147)
- Light Carmine Pink (Hex: #E66761) (RGB: 230, 103, 97)
- Light Coral (web color) (Hex: #F08080) (RGB: 240, 128, 128)
- Coral Pink (Hex: #F88379) (RGB: 248, 131, 121)
- Salmon (web color) (Hex: #FA8072) (RGB: 250, 128, 114)
- Light Salmon Pink (Hex: #FF9999) (RGB: 255, 153, 153)
- Salmon Pink (Crayola "Salmon") (Hex: #FF91A4) (RGB: 255, 145, 164)
- Pink-Orange (Hex: #FF9966) (RGB: 255, 153, 102)
- Coral (web color) (Hex: #FF7F50) (RGB: 255, 127, 80)
- Carnation (Hex: #F95A61) (RGB: 249, 90, 97)
- Carmine Pink (Hex: #EB4C42) (RGB: 235, 76, 66)
- Deep Carmine Pink (Hex: #EF3038) (RGB: 239, 48, 36)
- Waterballon (Hex: #D8424F) (RGB: 216, 66, 79)
- Light Watermelon (Wild Watermelon [Crayola]) (Hex: #F05B78) (RGB: 253, 91, 153)
- Brink Pink (Crayola) (Hex: #FB607F) (RGB: 251, 96, 127)
- Dark Pink (web color) (Hex: #E75480) (RGB: 234, 84, 128)
- Cranberry (Crayola) - (Hex: #DB5079) (RGB: 219, 80, 127)
- French Rose (Hex: #F64A8A) (RGB: 246, 74, 138)
- Violet Red (Crayola) (Hex: #F7468A) (RGB: 247, 70, 138)
- Hot Pink (web color)(Hex: #FF69B4) (RGB: 255, 105, 180)
- Brilliant Rose (Crayola "Magenta") (Hex: #F653A6) (RGB: 246, 83, 166)
- Wild Strawberry (Crayola) - (Hex: #FF3399) (RGB: 255, 51, 153)
- Deep Pink (web color) (Hex: #FF1493) (RGB: 255, 20, 147)
- Bengal Rose (Bangladeshi Rose) (Hex: #EC1D6D) (RGB: 236, 29, 109)
- Cerise Pink (Hex: #EC3B83) (RGB: 236, 59, 131)
- Cerise (Hex: #DE3163) (RGB: 218, 49, 99)
- Vivid Cerise (Hex: #DA1D81) (RGB: 218, 29, 129)
- Amaranth Cerise (Hex: #CD2682) (RGB: 205, 38, 130)
- Deep Cerise (Crayola Cerise) (Hex: #DA3287) (RGB: 218, 50, 135)
- Hollywood Cerise (Fashion Fuchsia) (Hex: #F400A1) (RGB: 244, 0, 161)
- Persian Rose (Hex: #FF1CB1) (RGB: 255, 28, 177)
- Shocking Pink (Hex: #FC0FC0) (RGB: 252, 15, 192)
- Razzle Dazzle Rose (Crayola) (Hex: #FF33CC) (RGB: 255, 51, 204)
- Fuchsia Pink (Light Magenta) (Hex: #FF77FF) (RGB: 255, 119, 255)
- Ultra Pink (Crayola) (aka Crayola "Shocking Pink") (Hex: #FF6FFF) (RGB: 255, 111, 255)
- Pink Flamingo (Crayola) (Hex: #FF66FF) (RGB: 255, 102, 255)
- Brilliant Magenta (Hex: #FF55FF) (RGB: 255, 85, 255)
- Bright Magenta (Hex: #FF33FF) (RGB: 255, 51, 255)
- Hot Magenta (aka Purple Pizzaz) (Crayola) (Hex: #FF00CC) (RGB: 255, 0, 204)
- Amaranth Magenta (Hex: #ED3CCA) (RGB: 237, 60, 202)
- T-Mobile Magenta (Hex: #E4238E) (RGB: 228, 35, 142)
[edit] Pink in human culture
[edit] Thinking about pink/Pink in pop culture
- In 1993, artist Gioia Fonda created a conceptual piece in the form of a week long holiday called pink week. The intention of pink week is to liberate the color pink from all dogma and simply celebrate the color pink as a color.
- Pink is a line of loungeware clothing carried by Victoria's Secret.
- Pink is used to describe a range of colors (shown above), from shades of red or orange to the more popularly used shades of pink that are shades of rose or magenta.
- Mary Kay in 1968, Mary Kay Ash, purchased the first Pink Cadillac, which eventually became the trademark of her company.
- Softcore adult films in Japan are often called pink movies because the color cherry blossom pink (shown above) is associated in Japan with the vagina.
- The Pink Panther is a popular cartoon character.
- Pink Cadillac was a 1989 movie starring Clint Eastwood.
- Pink Ladies was the name of Betty Rizzo's (Stockard Channing) gang in the film, Grease (film).
- Similarly, the London Financial Times newspaper has, since 1893, used a distinctive salmon pink color for its newsprint, mainly as a way to distinguish itself from competitors. In other countries, the salmon press identifies economic newspapers or economics sections in "white" newspapers.
- The color pink is often used to represent women (See discussion above in section on Pink in gender and sexuality.).
- Pink, along with red, is traditionally used on maps for territory ruled by the British Empire or for members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
- In Spanish, a novela rosa ("pink novel") is a sentimental novel marketed to women.
- P!nk is an American singer-songwriter whose real name is Alecia Moore.
- "Pink" is a song by Aerosmith.
- Pink Floyd, a British progressive rock band.
- Pink Fairies, a British hard rock band; one of the founding members, Twink released a solo album called Think Pink.
- "Think Pink!" is a song from Funny Face.
- Pink Cadillac (song) is a 1984 humorous rockabilly song by Bruce Springsteen
- Elvis Presley owned what is the most famous Pink Cadillac in the world
- Japanese stoner/drone band Boris have a 2005 album called Pink.
- Pink Lady was a Japanese female pop music duo of the late 1970s and early 1980s, featuring Mitsuyo Nemoto ("Mie") and Keiko Masuda ("Kei").
- Pinky was a Japanese punk rock performer in the early 1990's.
- Shocking Blue – whose name may be a gender-reversing play on shocking pink – was a Dutch rock band that was founded in the late 1960's.
- Pink, being a 'watered-down' red, is sometimes used in a derogatory way to describe a person with mild communist or socialist beliefs (see Pinko).
- In maps of political parties in Portugal, pink is used to represent the Socialist Party
- Code Pink is an anti-war organization co-founded in 2002 by anti-corporate globalization activist Medea Benjamin of the NGO Global Exchange in San Francisco.
- "Paint the Town Pink" a phrase that arose in the 1950s reflecting its influence on fashion and design and the popularity of pastel colors.
- In Catholicism, pink (called rose by the Catholic Church) symbolizes joy and happiness. It is used for the Third Sunday of Advent and the Fourth Sunday of Lent to mark the halfway point in these seasons of penance. However, in some Protestant denominations, the pink candle is sometimes lit on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, the Sunday of Love.
- Pink (especially Hot Pink) is often used to represent homosexuality (See discussion above in section on Pink in gender and sexuality.).
- Pink noise (sample ), also known as 1/f noise, is a signal or process with a frequency spectrum such that the power spectral density is proportional to the reciprocal of the frequency.
- Pink can mean the scarlet coat worn in fox hunting (a.k.a. "riding to hounds"). One legend about the origin of this meaning refers to a tailor named Pink (or Pinke, or Pinque).
- The leader in the Giro d'Italia cycle race wears a pink jersey (maglia rosa); this reflects the distinctive pink-colored newsprint of the sponsoring Italian La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper.
- In the TV series Power Rangers and its Japanese counterpart, Super Sentai, pink is a ranger color. The pink rangers are usually the airheaded, though the Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy and Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive, pink rangers are the smart ones of the team. They are always female, and are interchangeable with white.
Transportation Planning (Rapid Transit)
- The Chicago Transit Authority recently debuted the Pink Line light rail service.
[edit] See also
- List of colors
- Hollywood Cerise
- Fuchsia Pink
- Magenta
- Rose
- The singer P!nk
- Pink noise
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d W3C. SVG color Keywords, CSS3 color Module, W3C Candidate Recommendation 14 May 2003. Retrieved on January 6, 2007.
- ^ Varley, Helen, editor color London:1980--Marshall Editions, Ltd. ISBN 0-89535-037-8 Page 139
[edit] External links
- Google Answers – Pink, Why Feminine?
- All About The color Pink
- The History of Color - "Paint the Town Pink"
- a la pink ~ everything pink
- Pink Week: when Pink means Pink
- Pink Junction ~ a blog of pink things
| Shades of pink | |||||||||||
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| Pink | Carnation | Fuchsia | Magenta | Salmon Pink | Deep Pink | Hollywood Cerise | Hot Pink | Medium Pink | Shocking Pink | Cherry Blossom Pink | Coral Pink |
| French Rose | Lavender Pink | Persian Rose | Carmine Pink | Cerise Pink | Fuchsia Pink | Japanese Pink | Persian Pink | Dark Pink | Hot Magenta | Lavender Rose | Rose |
| Thulian Pink | Amaranth | Light Thulian Pink | Puce | Rose Pink | Tea Rose | Amaranth Pink | Brink Pink | Cerise | Deep Carmine Pink | Ultra Pink | |
