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'''Pink''' is a pale red color that is named after a flower of the same name. It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most often associated with charm, politeness, sensitivity, tenderness, sweetness, childhood, femininity and the romantic. A combination of pink and white is associated with chastity and innocence,whereas a combination of pink and black links to eroticism and seduction. | [[File:Examples_of_the_color_pink.jpg|thumb|Examples of the color pink.]]'''Pink''' is a pale red color that is named after a flower of the same name. It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most often associated with charm, politeness, sensitivity, tenderness, sweetness, childhood, femininity and the romantic. A combination of pink and white is associated with chastity and innocence,whereas a combination of pink and black links to eroticism and seduction. | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink Pink] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink Pink] @ Wikipedia | ||
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[[Category:Colors (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Colors (nonfiction)]] | ||
Revision as of 19:57, 2 October 2018
Pink is a pale red color that is named after a flower of the same name. It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most often associated with charm, politeness, sensitivity, tenderness, sweetness, childhood, femininity and the romantic. A combination of pink and white is associated with chastity and innocence,whereas a combination of pink and black links to eroticism and seduction.
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External links:
- Pink @ Wikipedia