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lilac-pink

lilac-pink

3.5
A light pink color with a slight purple tint
  • adjective
  • /ˈlaɪlæk pɪŋk/
translation icon : rosa liláceo
  • I painted the walls in my bedroom a soft lilac-pink to create a calming atmosphere.

It's the same design that like runs through the phone cases and the makeup bags and some lights it looks blue, some lights it looks green, some lights it looks like lilac pink.

Examples

  • Pink and it's a gorgeous looking, almost a borderline lilac pink shade in the tube, but it's very sheer.

  • And then I'm just going to take this colour here, which is kind of like a shimmery, pale lilac pink kind of colour.

  • The dress she wore to the party was a lovely shade of lilac-pink that complemented her skin tone beautifully.

  • For the wedding, they chose lilac-pink flowers to match the theme of romance and elegance.

Synonyms

pink
vslilac-pink
43 1.0

A light red color like the shade of many flowers

adds a faint purple tint to that simple light red
lavender-pink
vslilac-pink
3.7

A light pink colour that looks slightly purple

is paler and has only a faint purple hint
violet-pink
vslilac-pink
3.3

A pale pink color with a little purple

leans toward a subtle purple hint rather than plain red
mauve-pink
vslilac-pink
3.6

A light pink color with a slight purple tint

has a lighter, more delicate purple hint than this shade

How Pink

fuchsia
11 6.4
deep-pink
1 1.8
rose pink
  • US
1 8.7
lilac-pink
3.5
pink-tinged
1 3.5

Surface Forms

lilac-pink positive
lilac-pinkish positive

Morphology

lilac-pink = lilac + pink (transparent) = lilac + pink

A direct, literal combination of two colour names to indicate a pink shade tinged with lilac, which is easily inferred by learners.

Etymology

Lilac-pink comes from the flower lilac, which gives a pale purple called 'lavender', and the everyday color word pink, so it simply means a pink shade with a touch of lilac.