A color resulting from the combination of a pure vivid red with more or less white; -- so called from the common color of the flower.

The European minnow; -- so called from the color of its abdomen in summer.

Resembling the garden pink in color; of the color called pink (see 6th Pink, 2); as, a pink dress; pink ribbons.

A species of salmon with very large spots on their backs with large, oval black blotches on both lobes of their tails. Their scales are very small. The spawning adults take on a dull gray coloration on the back and upper sides with a creamy-white color below. The males develop a pronounced hump on their backs and are sometimes called "humpbacks."

a light shade of red

a color frequently associated with homosexuals

Always a favorite, this girly color is sweet and pretty.

Pink is a color often made by mixing red and white. It can be described as a light red, but it is more accurately a 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.