Santa Fe pink

English

Etymology

Santa Fe pink

From the resemblance of the color to the stucco adobes of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and more generally from its prominence in the design of the American Southwest.

Noun

Santa Fe pink (uncountable)

1. A medium salmony orange-pink color.
   • 1993, Wensley Clarkson, A Year in La La Land: Adventures of an Englishman in Los Angeles‎^[1], page 124:

     Here I was in a Santa Fe pink and green office, complete with a playpen so that Parsley, aged 4, and Love, aged 10, could be wheeled in for ‘bonding sessions’ with their producer father once a week.

   • 1993 March, Patrick Goldstein, “Catch a Wave & You're Sittin' on Top of the World”, in Premiere, page 74:

     His office neatly mirrors his personality. All Santa Fe pink and coral green, it’s a painted-desert playpen, adorned with ceramic cacti, a hat rack with horns, and pencils shaped like twigs.

   • 1995, Stuart Warren, Oregon Handbook‎^[2], page 385:

     Though the Santa Fe pink-and-green interior and faux adobe may cause you to shake your head, the food gets a nod.

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Synonyms

• Southwestern pink