salmon
- noun
- /ˈsælmən/
- He chose a salmon-pink tie to match his shirt for the wedding.
- salmon pink
And then we've got Merlot, Red and salmon, rose and Black Knight.
- And then we've got Merlot, Red and salmon, rose and Black Knight.
Examples
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It's more of a baby salmon pink, like a peachy sort of neutral colour.
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DeSam looked at the cloud-curdled sky, the setting sun just beginning to tinge the cloud-bellies a salmon-pink.
Fiction book (1994) -
Can I look at that salmon gown?
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It's more of a salmon nude skin colour.
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This is a salmon-colored cardigan.
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We reached the salmon-colored Mercedes; she opened the driver's door.
Fiction book (1994) -
Indeed, the tone, a subdued salmon pink, almost whitens Big Bo.
Academic text (2014) -
But the gift that lasts even now she's dead is a salmon-colored dress of fine thin wool.
Fiction book (1993) -
Her dress is a lovely shade of salmon, which complements her skin tone perfectly.
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The walls were painted a soft salmon color, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere.
Synonyms
A light pink color with a little orange in it
Antonyms
Compounds
A large fish that lives in the northern Atlantic and swims upriver to lay eggs
- UK
A small firm white fish like dogfish that is often sold in British fish and chip shops
A salmon from north Pacific rivers with red flesh whose adults die after spawning
- Australian
A fish from sandy areas of the Pacific and Indian oceans with a pointed snout for digging into sand
- Specialized
A small salmon from the northern Pacific with bright red flesh that dies after spawning
- Australian
A large freshwater fish from Australian rivers with a pink spot on each scale
A type of salmon lightly cured in salt water, usually less salty and sometimes made with sugar
- Archaic
A large Pacific fish eaten for its rich meat that lays eggs and then dies
- Specialized
An oil from salmon refined and sold in capsules or as a liquid for health
A small salmon with a shiny silver body that lives in the northern Pacific and the Great Lakes
How Pink
Surface Forms
Etymology
Salmon for the colour comes from the pale pink flesh of the fish salmon, and the fish name goes back to Latin salmo and the root salire 'to leap'. So the colour is named after the fish's pink meat.