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Santa Fe pink
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Etymology
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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 Southwestern United States American Southwest.
Noun
- Santa Fe pink
A medium salmony orange-pink color.
en 1993 Wensley Clarkson A Year in La La Land: Adventures of an Englishman in Los Angeles https://archive.org/details/yearinlalalandad0000clar/page/124/mode/2up?q=%22santa+fe+pink%22 124 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.
en 1993 Patrick Goldstein Catch a Wave & You're Sittin' on Top of the World Premiere March https://archive.org/details/sim_premiere_1993-03_6_7/page/n83/mode/2up?q=%22santa+fe+pink%22 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.
en 1995 Stuart Warren Oregon Handbook https://archive.org/details/oregonhandbookth00stua/page/384/mode/2up?q=%22santa+fe+pink%22 385 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
en Southwestern pink
en Pinks