Carnation pink

Carnation pink

Carnation pink is a color that resembles the flower color of a carnation plant. It is a shade of pink.

Carnation pink

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source=Crayola

Displayed at right is the color carnation pink.

Nadeshiko pink

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Nadeshiko pink is the Japanese version of the color that resembles the flower color of a carnation plant. "Nadashiko" is the Japanese word for "carnation" (the color above displayed as Carnation pink is a slightly different tint of Carnation pink, i.e., the Crayola crayon color).

Carnation in human culture

Flowers
* A pink carnation means "I will never forget you."Politics
* The Carnation Revolution ( _pt. Revolução dos Cravos) was an almost bloodless military-led coup d'état, started on April 25, 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, that effectively changed the Portuguese regime from an authoritarian dictatorship to a democracy.

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List of colors


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