pink
Let an agent handle pink by colour values, shades, uses in design and cultural associations, attributing associations to their contexts.
Research draft, second pass
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Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle pink by colour values, shades, uses in design and cultural associations, attributing associations to their contexts.
A pale red colour, between red and white, in many shades such as rose, cherry blossom pink and peach-pink; its cultural associations vary by time and place.
What it is for: Design, fashion, art and communication.
It can be give colour codes for shades of pink; check contrast for accessibility; describe cultural associations with sources; name shades consistently.
Distinguishing features
Tint of red
Many named shades
Changing gender associations over history
Common in branding
What it looks like
Pale red to light magenta tones.
Physical character
web colour pink: #FFC0CB - CSS named colour
How it is recognised
Hex codes such as #FFC0CB
Named shades
Magenta and salmon are neighbouring colours
Related models
is a kind of - category
is described by - system
is related to - neighbour
is used in - application
In practice
Families and kinds
light pink
hot pink
rose and dusty pink
cherry blossom pink
rose gold (metallic)
Identifiers
CSS named colour pink #FFC0CB web colour
Standards and regulation
WCAG contrast guidance
Failure modes and hazards
Low contrast text on pink
Stating cultural associations as universal
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.pink
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Colour Which pink.
Shades differ.
Value
Codes.
Value
Colour value.
- What are the hex, RGB or Pantone values of this pink? measurement
- Which colour system is used? provenance
Shade
Name.
Shade
Shade name.
- Which named shade is meant? definition
- How does it differ from neighbours? definition
Design Use.
Design needs contrast.
Contrast
Accessibility.
Contrast
Contrast.
- Does text on this pink meet contrast guidelines? measurement
- Which colour pairs work? action
Reproduction.
Print reproduction.
- How will this pink reproduce in print? boundary
- Which profile should be used? provenance
Culture Associations.
Associations vary.
Meaning
Symbolism.
Meaning
Cultural meaning.
- What associations does pink have in this culture or period, according to sources? provenance
- How have gender associations changed? provenance
Campaigns
Awareness.
Campaigns
Awareness campaigns.
- Is pink used for a specific awareness campaign here? provenance
- Which organisation runs it? provenance
Nature Pigments.
Pink appears in nature.
Sources
Pigments.
Sources
Natural sources.
- What causes pink colour in flamingos or flowers? definition
- Which pigments are involved? provenance
Materials
Dyes.
Materials
Dyes and pigments.
- Which dyes or pigments produce this pink? provenance
- Are they lightfast? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should shades be separate entries?
- How should colour systems be linked?
- How should associations be attributed?