Pink
— Commonly represents —
female, love, male homosexuality, and bisexuality
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#FFC0CB
sRGBB	(r, g, b)	(255, 192, 203)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(350°, 25%, 100%)
Source		HTML/CSS[1]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Pink is a pale red color that was first recorded in the 17th century to describe the pale red flowers of pinks, flowering plants in the genus Dianthus. Female (♀ is the Sex of an Organism, or a part of an organism which produces ova (egg cells Love is any of a number of Emotions and experiences related to a sense of strong Affection. Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Bisexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of both sexes or to a bisexual orientation Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors sRGB is a standard RGB (Red Green Blue color space created cooperatively by HP and Microsoft for use on monitors printers and the Internet Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than Hue is one of the main properties of a Color described with names such as " Red " " Yellow " etc In Colorimetry and Color theory, colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related but distinct concepts referring to the perceived intensity Brightness is an attribute of Visual perception in which a source appears to emit or reflect a given amount of Light. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also Dianthus is a Genus of about 300 Species of Flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native mainly to Europe The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Dianthus is a Genus of about 300 Species of Flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native mainly to Europe This color stands for beauty, grace and goodness. The color pink itself is a combination of red and white. Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye Other tints of pink may be combinations of rose and white, magenta and white, or orange and white. “Tint” redirects here For other uses see Tint (disambiguation In Color theory, a tint is the mixture of a Color with Rose is the Color halfway between Red and Magenta on the HSV color wheel, on which it is at Hue angle of 330 degrees Magenta is a purplish red Color evoked by lights with less power in yellowish-green Wavelengths than in blue and red wavelengths ( complements of magenta have The colour orange occurs

Roseus is a Latin word meaning "rosy" or "pink. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Rose is the Color halfway between Red and Magenta on the HSV color wheel, on which it is at Hue angle of 330 degrees " Lucretius used the word to describe the dawn in his epic poem On the Nature of Things (De Rerum Natura). Titus Lucretius Carus (ca 99 BC- ca 55 BC was a Roman Poet and Philosopher. Dawn refers to the Twilight before Sunrise. It is recognized by the presence of weak sunlight while the sun itself is still below the horizon An epic is a lengthy Narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation On the Nature of Things (Latin De rerum natura) is a first century BC Poem by the Roman Poet and Philosopher ^[2] The word is also used in the binomial names of several species, such as the Rosy Starling (Sturnus roseus) and Catharanthus roseus. In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. thumb|left| with Brahminy Starlings at [[Hodal]] in [[Faridabad]] District of [[Haryana]] [[India]] Catharanthus roseus ( Madagascar Periwinkle) is a species of Catharanthus native and endemic to Madagascar.

Pale pink

Pale Pink
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#FADADD
B	(r, g, b)	(250, 218, 221)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(354°, 13%, 98%)
Source		BF2S Color Guide
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color pale pink, a light, desaturated shade of pink. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than Hue is one of the main properties of a Color described with names such as " Red " " Yellow " etc In Colorimetry and Color theory, colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related but distinct concepts referring to the perceived intensity Brightness is an attribute of Visual perception in which a source appears to emit or reflect a given amount of Light.

Pastel pink

Pastel Pink
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#FFD1DC
B	(r, g, b)	(255, 209, 220)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(346°, 18%, 97%)
Source		BF2S Color Guide
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color Pastel pink. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than Hue is one of the main properties of a Color described with names such as " Red " " Yellow " etc In Colorimetry and Color theory, colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related but distinct concepts referring to the perceived intensity Brightness is an attribute of Visual perception in which a source appears to emit or reflect a given amount of Light. In Western culture, pastel pink is used to symbolize baby girls just as baby blue is often used to symbolize baby boys. A girl is any Female Human from birth through Childhood and Adolescence to attainment of Adulthood The term may also be used to mean Baby blue is a lighter shade of Cyan and a shade of Blue. It is known as a Pastel color BOY is a Canadian Indie pop band The band consists of vocalist and general instrumentalist Stephen Kozmeniuk, drummer Maurie Kaufmann, See the section Pink in gender, below.

Web color pink

Web color pink
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#FFC0CB
B	(r, g, b)	(255, 192, 203)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(350°, 100%, 88%)
Source		X11[3]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed web color pink. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than Hue is one of the main properties of a Color described with names such as " Red " " Yellow " etc In Colorimetry and Color theory, colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related but distinct concepts referring to the perceived intensity Brightness is an attribute of Visual perception in which a source appears to emit or reflect a given amount of Light. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors

This color is similar to the color Tamarisk, the color of the flowers of the Tamarisk plant. Pink is a pale Red Color that was first recorded in the 17th century to describe the pale red Flowers of pinks, Flowering plants Tamarisk redirects here For other uses of tamarisk see Tamarisk (disambiguation The genus Tamarix ( tamarisk

Web color LightPink

Web color LightPink
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#ffb6c1
B	(r, g, b)	(255, 182, 193)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(351°, 100%, 86%)
Source		X11[3]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color light pink, web color LightPink. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than Hue is one of the main properties of a Color described with names such as " Red " " Yellow " etc In Colorimetry and Color theory, colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related but distinct concepts referring to the perceived intensity Brightness is an attribute of Visual perception in which a source appears to emit or reflect a given amount of Light. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors

Nadeshiko pink

Nadeshiko Pink
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#F6ADC6
B	(r, g, b)	(246, 173, 198)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(339°, 30%, 96%)
Source		[1] Japanese Wikipedia
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color nadeshiko pink, called nadeshiko-iro (撫子色) in Japanese. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than Hue is one of the main properties of a Color described with names such as " Red " " Yellow " etc In Colorimetry and Color theory, colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related but distinct concepts referring to the perceived intensity Brightness is an attribute of Visual perception in which a source appears to emit or reflect a given amount of Light.

It is named after the carnation flower (nadeshiko 撫子). Dianthus caryophyllus ( Clove Pink) is a species of Dianthus.

Web color hotpink

Web color hotpink
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#FF69B4
B	(r, g, b)	(255, 105, 180)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(330°, 100%, 59%)
Source		X11[3]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the web color hotpink (no space). Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than Hue is one of the main properties of a Color described with names such as " Red " " Yellow " etc In Colorimetry and Color theory, colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related but distinct concepts referring to the perceived intensity Brightness is an attribute of Visual perception in which a source appears to emit or reflect a given amount of Light. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors

Web color deeppink

Web color deeppink
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#FF1493
B	(r, g, b)	(255, 20, 147)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(328°, 100%, 54%)
Source		X11[3]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the web color deeppink (no space). Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than Hue is one of the main properties of a Color described with names such as " Red " " Yellow " etc In Colorimetry and Color theory, colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related but distinct concepts referring to the perceived intensity Brightness is an attribute of Visual perception in which a source appears to emit or reflect a given amount of Light. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors ^[3]

Dark pink

Dark Pink
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#E75480
B	(r, g, b)	(231, 84, 128)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(342°, 64%, 91%)
Source		BF2S Color Guide
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color dark pink, a darker, desaturated shade of pink. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than Hue is one of the main properties of a Color described with names such as " Red " " Yellow " etc In Colorimetry and Color theory, colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related but distinct concepts referring to the perceived intensity Brightness is an attribute of Visual perception in which a source appears to emit or reflect a given amount of Light.

Bright pink

Bright Pink
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#FF0080
B	(r, g, b)	(255, 0, 128)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(330°, 100%, 50%)
Source		Hexcode Color Chart
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed a neutral shade of bright pink. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than Hue is one of the main properties of a Color described with names such as " Red " " Yellow " etc In Colorimetry and Color theory, colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related but distinct concepts referring to the perceived intensity Brightness is an attribute of Visual perception in which a source appears to emit or reflect a given amount of Light.

Shocking pink

Shocking Pink
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#FC0FC0
B	(r, g, b)	(252, 15, 192)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(315°, 94%, 99%)
Source		BF2S Color Guide
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Shocking pink (also called neon pink) is bold and intense. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than Hue is one of the main properties of a Color described with names such as " Red " " Yellow " etc In Colorimetry and Color theory, colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related but distinct concepts referring to the perceived intensity Brightness is an attribute of Visual perception in which a source appears to emit or reflect a given amount of Light. It takes its name from the shade used on the box of the perfume called Shocking,^[4] designed by Leonor Fini for the Surrealist fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli in 1937. Perfume is a mixture of fragrant Essential oils and Aroma compounds Fixatives and Solvents used to give the human body animals objects and living Leonor Fini ( August 30, 1908, Buenos Aires &mdash January 18, 1996, Paris) was an Argentine surrealist painter Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early-1920s and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members Elsa Schiaparelli (10 September 1890 – 13 November 1973 was an influential Italian Fashion designer. This in turn was inspired by the Tête de Belier (Ram's Head), a 17. 27ct pink diamond from Cartier owned by heiress Daisy Fellowes,^[5] who was one of Schiaparelli's best clients. Daisy Fellowes (née Marguerite Séverine Philippine Decazes de Glücksbierg, ( April 29, 1890 - December 13, 1962) was a celebrated

Shocking pink kept its name in British English,^[4] whereas in North America "This intense magenta was called shocking pink in the 1930s, hot pink in the 1950s, and kinky pink in the 1960s. Magenta is a purplish red Color evoked by lights with less power in yellowish-green Wavelengths than in blue and red wavelengths ( complements of magenta have . . [it] has appeared in the vanguard of more than one youth revolution. . . to some it sings, to others it screams" ^[6] It is sometimes used as a slang term to refer to the female genitalia, also called the vagina. 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. Avant-garde (avɑ̃gaʁd in French) means "advance guard" or "vanguard

NHRA drag racer Shirley Muldowney was famous for driving a shocking pink dragster. "NHRA" redirects here For other uses see NHRA (disambiguation. Shirley Muldowney (born June 19 1940, maiden name "Roque" Schenectady New York) the "First Lady of Drag Racing " was the

A bougainvillea with shocking pink flowers

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". The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Meanwhile in Portuguese one of its nomenclatures arrived intact becoming "cor-de-rosa choque" ("shocking pink") used more frequently in Brazil. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld It's also called "çingene pembesi" (Gypsy pink) in Turkish. Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages.

Pink in gender

Person in a pink sweatshirt knitting a pink scarf

• In Western culture, the practice of assigning pink to an individual gender began in the 1920s^[7]. From then until the 1940s, pink was considered appropriate for boys because it was the more masculine and decided color while blue was considered appropriate for girls because it was the more delicate and dainty color^[8][9]. Since the 1940s, the societal norm apparently inverted so that pink became appropriate for girls and blue appropriate for boys, a practice that has continued into the 21st century^[10]. Baby blue is a lighter shade of Cyan and a shade of Blue. It is known as a Pastel color
• Though the color pink has sometimes been associated with gender stereotypes, some feminists have sought to reclaim it. For example, the Swedish radical feminist party Feminist Initiative uses pink as its color. Feminist Initiative ( Swedish: Feministiskt initiativ, abbreviated Fi or F!) is a feminist Political party in

• Pink is the color of the Breast Cancer Awareness ribbon. Pink was chosen partially because it is so strongly associated with femininity. ^[11]

• It has been suggested that females prefer pink because of an evolutionary preference for reddish things like ripe fruits and healthy faces. Evolutionary biology is a sub-field of Biology concerned with the origin of Species from a Common descent, and Descent of species ^[12][13] This suggestion, however, has been criticized as unsubstantiated. ^[14]

Pink in sexuality

• Whereas Jewish people were forced to wear the yellow stars of David under Nazi rule, 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. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ An English Noun The English noun people has two distinct fields of application as a countable noun, a group of Humans Yellow is the Color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M (long and medium wavelength Cone cells of the Retina about equally The Star of David or Shield of David ( Magen David in Hebrew with nikkud or מגן דוד without academically transcribed Māḡēn Dāwīḏ by Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German The Romani people (singular Rom, plural Roma as a Noun; also known as Romanies or Roma people) are an ethnic group with origins Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. The pink triangle (Rosa Winkel was one of the Nazi concentration camp badges, used by the Nazis to identify male prisoners in concentration camps Nowadays, the pink triangle is often worn with pride. LGBT pride or gay pride refers to a world wide movement and philosophy asserting that LGBT ( Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and ^[15]
• A Dutch newsgroup about homosexuality is called nl. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands roze (roze being the Dutch word for pink), while in Britain, Pink News is a leading gay newspaper and online news service. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Pink News is a United Kingdom -based online Gay Newspaper. The paper version The Pink News, officially launched at the Law Society There is a magazine called Pink for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual (GLBT) community which has different editions for various metropolitan areas. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central ^[16] In France Pink TV is a LGBT cable channel.
• In business, the pink pound or pink dollar refers to the spending power of the BLT and GTO (see Pontiac) communities. Pontiac is a Brand of Automobiles produced by General Motors that has been sold in the United States, Canada and Mexico ^[17] Advertising agencies sometimes call the gay market the pink economy. Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand
• In Japan the color Cherry Blossom Pink is associated with a woman's vagina, and therefore, in Japan, softcore pornographic films are called pink movies. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Pink is a pale Red Color that was first recorded in the 17th century to describe the pale red Flowers of pinks, Flowering plants The vagina (from Latin, literally " Sheath " or " Scabbard " is a fibromuscular tubular tract leading from the Uterus Softcore (or soft porn) is a form of Pornography, either video or nude Glamour photography, that is less explicit than hardcore material Pornographic films are Motion pictures with the purpose of promoting sexual arousal in the viewer often featuring depictions of sexual activity is a style of Japanese softcore pornographic theatrical film Films of this genre first appeared in the early 1960s and dominated the Japanese domestic cinema from the mid-1960s ^[18]
• In the bandana code of the gay leather subculture, wearing a pink bandana means that one is into the fetish of playing with dildos. Handkerchief code or hanky code (also known as bandana code and flagging) is a way of indicating usually among Gay male Casual sex In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. The leather subculture denotes practices and styles of dress organized around sexual activities and Hedonistic Eroticism (" kink " Sexual fetishism, or erotic fetishism, is the Sexual attraction to materials and objects not conventionally viewed as being sexual in nature A dildo is a Sex toy, often explicitly Phallic in appearance intended for bodily penetration during self-administered Masturbation Wearing a dark pink bandana means that one is into tit torture. Tit torture refers to any of several erotic BDSM activities focusing solely on inflicting pain on the Breast, Nipples, and Areola for sexual ^[19]

Pink in human culture

Pink tulips. Tulipa, commonly called tulip, is a Genus of about 150 species of bulbous Flowering plants in the family Liliaceae.

Alcohol

• Seeing pink elephants is a euphemism for drunken hallucinations caused by delirium tremens. In Chemistry, an alcohol is any Organic compound in which a Hydroxyl group ( - O[[hydrogen H]]) is bound to a Carbon "Seeing pink elephants" is a Euphemism for drunken Hallucination, caused by Alcoholic hallucinosis or Delirium tremens. A euphemism is a substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener or in the case of doublespeak A hallucination, in the broadest sense is a Perception in the absence of a stimulus. Delirium tremens (colloquially the DTs, " the horrors " " the fear "" the shakes "" jazz hands "" ^[20] The concept was used in the Disney animated film Dumbo when the title character accidentally becomes drunk and sees a parade of pink elephants. Dumbo is a 1941 Animated feature Film produced by Walt Disney and first released on October 23 1941 by RKO Radio Pictures.
• A pink lady is an alcoholic beverage made with gin and grenadine syrup and may include other ingredients. Gin is a spirit flavoured with Juniper berries. Distilled gin is made by redistilling white grain spirit which has been flavoured with juniper Grenadine is traditionally a red Syrup. It is used as an Ingredient in Cocktails both for its Flavor and to give a pink tinge to Mixed drinks [2] [3] A pink squirrel is made of white creme de cacao, creme de noyaux and cream. Crème de cacao is a sweet Chocolate Liqueur flavored primarily by the Cocoa bean and the Vanilla orchid [4]

Art

• Bubblegum Pink is an installation by the artist duo Bigert & Bergstrom which "confronted [the viewer] with three different mental climates" ^[21] involving large amounts of pink. Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual This mirrors the use of the color in American prisons to calm aggressive prisoners. It features a pink cell and a carpet worn by repetitive pacing. ^[22]
• Christo and Jeanne-Claude's Surrounded Islands wrapped wooded islands in Miami's Biscayne Bay with 6,500,000 square feet (604,000 m²) of bright pink fabric. Christo (born as Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, Bulgarian: Христо Явашев and Jeanne-Claude (born as Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon Biscayne Bay ( Bahía Vizcaina, in Spanish) is a Lagoon that is approximately 35 miles (56 km long and up to 8 miles (13 km wide located on the ^[23] Thomas von Taschitzki has said that "the monochrome pink wrappings". . . "form a counterpoint to the small green wooded islands". ^[24]
• Many of Franz West's aluminium sculptures were often painted a bright pink, for example Sexualitatssymbol (Symbol of Sexuality). WikipediaNaming West has said that the pink was intended as an "outcry to nature" and has alluded to phallic associations ^[25].

Calendars

• In Thailand, pink is associated with Tuesday on the Thai solar calendar. The word Calendar consist of two words 1 Cal ( in Pashto means Year in Hindi and Persian is Sal- also means Year The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Anyone may wear pink on Tuesdays, and anyone born on a Tuesday may adopt pink as their color.

Clothing

• Pink is a line of loungeware clothing carried by Victoria's Secret. Clothing (also called clothes, accoutrements, accouterments, or habiliments) protects the Human body from extreme Weather For the Sonata Arctica single see Victoria's Secret (song Victoria's Secret is an American retailer of women's wear Lingerie and beauty ^[26]

Cosmetics

• Mary Kay in 1968, Mary Kay Ash, purchased the first Pink Cadillac, which eventually became the trademark of her company. Mary Kay is a brand of skin care cosmetics and color Cosmetics sold by Mary Kay Inc

Education

• At the Miraloma Elementary School in San Francisco, California, on 6 September 2007, the principal, Ron Machado, got a pink Mohawk haircut , as he had agreed to do if the students raised the school’s Academic Performance Index by at least 55 points. Education encompasses both the Teaching and Learning of Knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency See also Primary education An elementary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of Compulsory education known as elementary The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Mohawk (or mohican in British English) is a Hairstyle which consists of shaving both sides of the head leaving a strip of noticeably longer hair The Academic Performance Index (API is a measurement in California of academic performance and progress of individual schools in California They raised it by 67 points. ^[27]

Film

• Pretty In Pink has the color named in the title
• 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. Pretty in Pink is an 1986 Film about teenage love and social cliques in 1980s American high schools Softcore (or soft porn) is a form of Pornography, either video or nude Glamour photography, that is less explicit than hardcore material Pornographic films are Motion pictures with the purpose of promoting sexual arousal in the viewer often featuring depictions of sexual activity is a style of Japanese softcore pornographic theatrical film Films of this genre first appeared in the early 1960s and dominated the Japanese domestic cinema from the mid-1960s The vagina (from Latin, literally " Sheath " or " Scabbard " is a fibromuscular tubular tract leading from the Uterus ^[28]
• The Pink Panther is a popular cartoon character. The Pink Panther cartoon character is the main character in a series of animated short films. The word cartoon has various meanings based on several very different forms of Visual art and Illustration.
• Pink Cadillac was a 1989 movie starring Clint Eastwood. Pink Cadillac is a 1989 action - comedy film that has white supremacists and Clint Eastwood as a Bounty hunter, each chasing after an
• Pink Ladies was the name of Betty Rizzo's (Stockard Channing) gang in the film, Grease (film). Stockard Channing (born February 13, 1944) is an American Academy Award - and Golden Globe Award-nominated three time Emmy Grease is a film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Jim Jacobs ' and Warren Casey 's musical, Grease

Finance

• Since 1893 the London Financial Times newspaper has used a distinctive salmon pink color for its newsprint, mainly as a way to distinguish itself from competitors. The field of finance refers to the concepts of Time, Money and Risk and how they are interrelated The Financial Times ( FT) is a British international business Newspaper. The color salmon pink comes in two shades light salmon pink and salmon pink. In other countries, the salmon press identifies economic newspapers or economics sections in "white" newspapers.

Health

• In the pink is an English idiomatic expression for in good condition or in good health. Health is a state of complete physical mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity An idiom is a Phrase whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal Definition, but refers instead to a figurative meaning that is known only
• Thailand's much-revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 79, left Bangkok's Siriraj Hospital Wednesday, Nov. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Bhumibol Adulyadej (ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช pʰuːmipʰon adunjadeːt Royal Institute: Phumiphon Adunyadet;) (born Monday 5 December 1927 Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest Siriraj Hospital is the oldest hospital in Thailand located in Bangkok on the west bank of Chao Phraya River, opposite Thammasat University 's Tha 7, 2007, wearing a pink blazer, shirt and tie, to the great confusion of HM's yellow-shirted subjects: as noted above under Calendars, pink is associated with Tuesday on the Thai solar calendar, while yellow is associated with Monday, the day on which HM was born. A blazer is a type of Jacket, often Double-breasted, and sometimes Single-breasted, worn as Smart casual clothing TiE (formerly The Indus Entrepreneurs) is a global nonprofit dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Yellow is the Color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M (long and medium wavelength Cone cells of the Retina about equally The English phrase in the pink is largely unknown. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States In Grammar, a phrase is a group of Words that functions as a single unit in the Syntax of a sentence. Coverage by the Bangkok Post noted that "Thais believe that pink is an auspicious colour for those who were born in the Year of the Rabbit . The Bangkok Post is a Broadsheet English -language daily Newspaper published in Bangkok, Thailand. Year of the Rabbit is a Rock band assembled and fronted by Ken Andrews, formerly of Failure and ON. . . [and] the King. . . "was born under that sign. " Whatever the reason for HM's choice, it has caused an upsurge in the sale of pink shirts (published on November 9, 2007).

Literature

• In Spanish, a novela rosa ("pink novel") is a sentimental novel marketed to women. Literature is the Art of written works Literally translated the word means "acquaintance with letters" (from Latin littera letter Sentimentality is both a literary device used to induce a tender emotional response disproportionate to the situation and thus to substitute heightened and generally uncritical feeling

Music

• P!nk is an American singer-songwriter whose real name is Alecia Moore. Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8 1979 known professionally as P!nk is a two-time Grammy -winning American Singer-songwriter who gained prominence The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8 1979 known professionally as P!nk is a two-time Grammy -winning American Singer-songwriter who gained prominence ^[29]
• "Pink" is a song by Aerosmith. " Pink " is a song performed by American Hard rock band Aerosmith. Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band"
• Under The Pink is an album by Tori Amos. Under the Pink is the second solo album by Singer-songwriter Tori Amos. Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is a Pianist and Singer-songwriter of dual British and American
• Pink Floyd is a British progressive rock band. Pink Floyd are Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved
  • Pink Anderson, an American blues musician who served as part of the inspiration for the name of Pink Floyd. Pinkney "Pink" Anderson ( February 12 1900 — October 12 1974 After Dr
• Pink Fairies is a British hard rock band; one of the founding members, Twink released a solo album called Think Pink. The Pink Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock John Charles Alder (born 29 November 1944) better known as Twink, is an English Drummer, Singer and Song writer
• "Think Pink!" is a song from Funny Face. This article is about the musical film For an unrelated 1971 CBS sitcom see Funny Face (TV series.
• 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 Cadillac " is a 1984 humorous Rockabilly song by Bruce Springsteen. Boris are a Japanese experimental trio known for their genre -hopping in between and on records
• Pink Lady was a Japanese female pop music duo of the late 1970s and early 1980s, featuring Mitsuyo Nemoto ("Mie") and Keiko Masuda ("Kei"). For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure
• Pinky was a Japanese punk rock performer in the early 1990s. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• Shocking Blue – whose name may be a gender-reversing play on shocking pink – was a Dutch rock band that was founded in the late 1960s. Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band from The Hague formed in 1967 The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music.
• The Pink Spiders, an American power pop band. The Pink Spiders are an American Pop rock band from Nashville Tennessee, that formed in 2003
• The Flaming Lips, an alternative/psychedelic band, produced the album Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots. The Flaming Lips (formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983 is an American rock band Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots is the tenth Album by The Flaming Lips, released on July 16, 2002.

Parapsychology

• It has been asserted that people with pink auras are those who strongly desire romantic relationships. Parapsychology is a discipline that seeks to demonstrate the existence and causes of Psychic abilities and life after death using the Scientific method In Parapsychology and many forms of spiritual practice an aura is a field of subtle luminous radiation surrounding a person or object like the Halo or NOTICE TO WOULD-BE-ROMEOS*************** ^[30]

Politics

• 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). Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution Pinko is a derogatory term for a person regarded as sympathetic to Communism, though not necessarily a Communist Party member
• In maps of political parties in Portugal, pink is used to represent the Socialist Party. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Partido Socialista redirects here For other parties with similar names see Socialist Party.
• The Pink House is the residence of the President of Argentina. La Casa Rosada ( Spanish for "the Pink House" officially known as the Casa de Gobierno ("Government House" or Palacio Presidencial For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics.
• 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. Code Pink Women for Peace is an anti-war group that started in the leadup to the Iraq War. The term anti-war usually refers to the opposition to a particular nation's decision to start or carry on an armed conflict unconditional of a maybe-existing just cause. A corporation is a separate legal entity usually used to conduct business Globalization (or globalisation) in its literal sense is the process of transformation of local or regional phenomena into global ones Medea Benjamin (born Susan Benjamin on September 10, 1952) is an American political activist. Global Exchange is an Advocacy group and Non-governmental organization (NGO based in San Francisco, California, United States. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city ^[31]
• The term pink revolution may be used to refer to the overthrow of President Askar Akayev and his government in the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan after the parliamentary elections of February 27 and of March 13, 2005, although it is more commonly called the tulip revolution. The Tulip Revolution (sometimes called the Pink Revolution) refers to the overthrow of President Askar Akayev and his government in the Central Asian Askar Akayevich Akayev ( Аскар Акаевич Акаев) (born 10 November 1944 in Kyzyl-Bairak, Kirghiz SSR) served as the Central Asia is a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east and from southern Russia in the north to northern Pakistan in the south Kyrgyzstan (ˈkɻ̩gɪztɑn (AmE or /'kɝgəztan/ (BrE Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан; Russian: Киргизия or Киргизстан or Кыргызстан The 2005 Kyrgyz parliamentary elections were held 27 February 2005 with run-offs held on 13 March 2005 Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Tulip Revolution (sometimes called the Pink Revolution) refers to the overthrow of President Askar Akayev and his government in the Central Asian

Religion

• In Catholicism, pink (called rose by the Catholic Church) symbolizes joy and happiness. A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos As a Christian Ecclesiastical term Catholic —from the Greek adjective, meaning "general" or "universal"—is described Rose is the Color halfway between Red and Magenta on the HSV color wheel, on which it is at Hue angle of 330 degrees 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. Advent (from the Latin word la ''adventus'' meaning "coming" is a season of the Christian church, the period of expectant waiting and preparation for the Lent, in some Christian denominations, is the forty-day-long liturgical season of fasting and prayer before Easter. However, in some Protestant denominations, the pink candle is sometimes lit on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, the Sunday of Love. Advent (from the Latin word la ''adventus'' meaning "coming" is a season of the Christian church, the period of expectant waiting and preparation for the
• Pink is the color most associated with Indian spirtual leader Meher Baba, who often were pink coats to please his closest female follower, Mehera Irani, and today pink remains an important color, symbolizing love, to Baba's followers. Meher Baba ( Devanāgarī: मेहेर बाबा) (February 25 1894 Merwan Sheriar Irani – January 31 1969 was an Indian mystic and spiritual
• The Invisible Pink Unicorn is the goddess of a parody religion, a rhetorical tool intended to satirize the contradictory properties often attributed to deities. The Invisible Pink Unicorn ( IPU) is the Goddess of a satiric Parody religion aimed at theistic beliefs which takes the form of a A goddess is a Female Deity. Many Cultures have goddesses Often deities are part of a polytheistic system that includes several deities A parody religion or mock religion is either a Parody of a Religion, Sect or Cult, or a relatively unserious religion that many Rhetoric has had many definitions no simple definition can do it justice Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human See also List of deities A deity is a Postulated Preternatural or Supernatural Being, who is always

Sonics

• Pink noise (sample (help·info)), 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. Audio engineering is a part of audio science dealing with the recording and reproduction of Sound through mechanical and electronic means Pink noise or 1/f noise is a signal or process with a Frequency spectrum such that the power spectral density is Proportional

Sports

• The University of Iowa's Kinnick Stadium visitors' locker room is painted pink. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively The University of Iowa, is a major teaching service and Research university located on a campus in Iowa City Iowa, on the banks of the Iowa River A changeroom The decor has sparked controversy, perceived by some people as suggesting sexism and homophobia. Sexism is the belief or attitude that one Gender or Sex is inferior to or less valuable than the other and can also refer to a Hatred or distrust towards BenPhelpsJPG|thumb|right|Westboro Baptist Church picket signs with Ben Phelps grandson of Fred Phelps ^[32]

Toys

• Mattel's Barbie line often displays pink prominently on packaging and other goods. This article is about playthings For other uses of the term see Toy (disambiguation. Mattel Inc ( is the world's largest Toy importing company based on revenue Barbie is a best-selling fashion Doll launched in 1959 The doll is produced by Mattel Inc

Rapid transit lines

• The Chicago Transit Authority recently debuted the Pink Line light rail service. A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway Chicago Transit Authority, also known as CTA, is the operator of mass transit within the City of Chicago, Illinois. The Pink Line (Douglas-Loop Service is a rapid transit line in Chicago, run by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA as part of the Chicago 'L' system
• In the London Underground system, Hammersmith & City Line, running from Hammersmith to Barking is assigned the color pink on the tube map. The London Underground is a Metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire The Hammersmith and City line is a line of the London Underground, coloured salmon pink on the London Underground Map, running between Hammersmith in Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London, approximately 5 miles (8km west of Charing Cross on Barking is a suburban town in east London, England and the main district of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The tube map is the Schematic diagram representing the lines stations and zones of London 's Rapid transit rail system the London Underground

See also

• List of colors
• Hollywood Cerise
• Fuchsia Pink
• Magenta
• Rose
• Pink (singer)
• Pink noise
• Pink Panther

References

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