shell pink

noun

: a light yellowish pink

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Shop the tote in black, tan, gray heron, calendula, shell pink, and brilliant red. — Kristi Kellogg, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2024 Today’s pink is more lustrous, with deeper tones radiating from palest shell pink to deep magenta and orchid. — Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024

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First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of shell pink was in 1887

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“Shell pink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shell%20pink. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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