salmon
- adjective
- /ˈsælmən/
- The walls of her room were painted a soft salmon color that made the space feel warm and inviting.
Next up I'm using this orange slash salmon colored concealer from NYX or NYX however you say it.
- Next up I'm using this orange slash salmon colored concealer from NYX or NYX however you say it.
- I want them to be nude, salmon pink, fussy.
- And then this one which is more of like a nudie salmon in that one with matching pants which I like see through at the back.
Examples
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Next up I'm using this orange slash salmon colored concealer from NYX or NYX however you say it.
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If you have really deep skin, then this kind of salmon orangey red is going to do a great job neutralizing that dark purple blue.
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Get the rat life shorts in blue salmon and sand.
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I want them to be nude, salmon pink, fussy.
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These are kind of like nude, more salmon pinky kind of pinks.
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She wore a beautiful dress in a light salmon hue that complemented her complexion perfectly.
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For the wedding, they chose salmon as one of the main colors for the decorations, creating a vibrant 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
The adjective salmon means a pale pinkish-orange like the fish's flesh, and this use comes from the fish name salmon (Latin salmo) linked to salire 'to leap'. So calling something salmon means it has that soft pink-orange colour.