723 Shades of Pink Color

Pink might be the most argued-about color in design. It gets written off as childish, reclaimed as edgy, and slapped on luxury perfume packaging and kindergarten walls with equal conviction. But which pink you pick matters a lot more than whether you use pink at all. Every pink color shade here comes with hex codes, RGB values, and usage notes to help you find the right one.

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Baby Pink Color
Baby pink is the classic nursery shade, a light, warm pink marketed to little girls since the 1950s. The baby pink color is tender and unthreatening. Just know it can read dated fast, so use baby pink #ffb7ce with a modern neutral to keep it current.
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Pink Color
The definitional pink, sitting halfway between light and hot. Pink color (#ffc0cb) is the crayon standard, sweet without being sugary and warm without going peach. Everyone knows it, which is precisely why almost nobody uses it in professional design.
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Hot Pink Color
Barbie’s official uniform. Hot pink color (#ff028d) is aggressively cheerful and impossible to background, which is why it works so hard for cosmetics, breast cancer awareness campaigns, and anything else that needs to feel unignorable. Pair with black for maximum punch, with white for a softer read.
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Pink Champagne Color
Rosé champagne gets its blush from brief contact with red grape skins or from blending in still red wine, the only region in France permitted to do the latter. This Pink Champagne color actually leans lilac, a pale cool purple-pink at #e8dfed.
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Millennial Pink Color
Millennial pink got its name from a 2016 article by VÃ©ronique Hyland in The Cut, though the muted blush had been creeping through fashion and Instagram since around 2014. It’s a soft, slightly beige pink that reads as tasteful rather than girly. Whether you love or resent the millennial pink color, it defined a decade of packaging and cafe walls.
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Pink Lavender Color
Pink Lavender color is a light orchid pink, halfway between lavender and rose. It’s the third of a tight trio with Pink Bliss and Dreamy Pink, all within about 10 points per channel.
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Barbie Pink Color
Mattel’s Barbie brand pink is technically Pantone 219 C, but the xkcd survey pinned this hex to the label. Barbie pink color (#fe46a5) hits playful and confident, tied forever to the doll’s marketing. The 2023 Greta Gerwig film pushed the tone right back into runway rotation.
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Pink Plum Color
Plum blossoms in Japan open in early spring, often before the cherry blossoms. Pink Plum color (#ead2d2) is a pale blush-grey like fallen petals on a path. It fades nearly white in bright sun.
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Silver Pink Color
Wikipedia’s Silver Pink is #c4aead, a greyer and cooler tone. Silver Pink color code #d9a8a8 is warmer and pinker, a dusty rose like an old ballet slipper. If you’re matching the Wikipedia swatch, this hex will come out noticeably rosier on screen.
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Coral Pink Color
Reef-building coral (specifically the pink Acropora species) gave the color its name. Coral pink color (#f88379) has a friendly, soft, sun-warmed quality. Beauty packaging and cheerful summer layouts still favor it after a century of use.