pink-orange

2.1

A color between pink and orange

adjective

: naranja rosado

Her dress was a lovely shade of pink-orange, perfect for the summer wedding.

Examples

Those are my platform sandals in neon pink orange, because why not?
In its sporadic pink-orange light, I could just barely read the label of the forty-five that rested in my lap: FIVE AND DIME, it said at the top of the circular label, and on the bottom.

Fiction book (2000)
The sunset painted the sky in beautiful pink-orange hues, creating a stunning view.
In the afternoon light, the flowers bloomed in vibrant pink-orange, brightening the garden.

Synonyms

coral

vspink-orange

3 1.4

A deep pink or orange-pink color

is paler and less deep in tone for ordinary mixed shades

peach-colored

vspink-orange

1 2.7

A pale pinkish orange color like a ripe peach

is usually deeper and less pale, showing clearer pink and orange mix

pinkish-orange

vspink-orange

2.4

An orange color with a hint of pink

is the same meaning but uses a common approximating ending

salmon

vspink-orange

2.6

With a pale pinkish orange color like the fish meat

is normally less pale, allowing deeper or brighter mixed tones

How Pink

coral

3 1.4

pink-orange

2.1

salmon

11 1.0

peach

21 1.0

orange

577 1.0

Surface Forms

pink-orange positive

Morphology

pink-orange = pink + orange (transparent) = pink + orange

The meaning is directly derived from the straightforward combination of the two colour words 'pink' and 'orange' indicating a mixed or intermediate hue.

Etymology

Pink-orange is simply a name made from two color words: pink (a 'light red') and orange (named after the 'orange' fruit). A helpful way to remember it is to picture a sunrise or sunset where pink and orange mix, so pink-orange means a shade that looks like both pink and orange.