Do you like pink? Although many people associate the color pink with the feminine, the reality is that its symbolism goes much further. In this article we discover the multiple meanings of the color pink and we tell you how this hue can help you on a day-to-day basis to feel much better (emotionally speaking). Welcome to pink: the color of love, respect, calm and intuition. What can this color do for you according to psychology? Pay attention… 
The symbolism of the color pink
- The color pink is a combination of red and white. That is why it is associated with passion, but less stormy and captivating than that of red, because it is mixed with the calming purity of the color white. We are facing the color of love, so its meaning promises. And we are facing the color of reciprocity, the joy of giving and the joy of receiving at the same time. What can go wrong with this color?
- Perhaps intuition can fail, which is represented in pink and sometimes plays a trick on us. Or is it that we don’t know how to interpret it? Pink is the color of feelings par excellence and the curious thing is that it has very few negative connotations. Pink is soft, kind, sensitive. It’s delicate, it’s emotional, it’s trustworthy, and it’s also very erotic. But wait, keep reading because there’s still more!
Positive meanings of the color pink
- Perhaps the color pink is associated with the feminine because it represents emotions and feelings, a field that has traditionally been off-limits to men, although, luckily, this matter is changing. For this reason, when we talk about pink we talk about affection, protection, generosity, delivery and, sometimes, innocence. This color contains almost as much purity as white.
- Pink has charm and is the color of kindness, but this does not take away a bit of charisma and creativity. Tenderness, complicity, sharing or softness are aspects that have a well-marked pink color, as well as delicacy and sensitivity.
- The color pink is also a sweet color. Many desserts have this color, like strawberries, delicious fruits with which the best delicacies for lovers are made. Because this color is also very sensual and erotic. Or is Valentine’s Day not tinged with red but also with pink? The romanticism of pink is not at odds with the most passionate red.
- Let’s go one step further and enter the world of good vibrations and illusion, which are also pink. Dreams, illusions, future projects and fantasies are pink. And if miracles exist, they are undoubtedly rosy. Pink is identified with the fantastic world and with the imagination, so everything is possible with this color.
- Childhood and also youth are represented in pink. The symbolism of the nude and of innocence may be related to this matter. In many paintings the skin is painted pink, which alludes precisely to the purity and transparency of people.
- We do not forget that one of the most powerful meanings of the color pink is love. What color is the world when you fall in love? What color is your life when love invades you? Precisely, the pink of affection, of falling in love, of romanticism, of the nude, of sensuality, of feelings and of generosity. But be careful, this loving pink is also the pink of imagination, fantasy and expectations.
Does pink have negative meanings?
All colors have their negative meaning, but we hardly find pink. If anything, some connotations like its association with the weak and the cheesy. In some times, homosexuals were discriminated against by identifying them with something pink, but fortunately this is a debate that has already been overcome. The softness of pink has prevailed over brute force and prejudice and, today, it is a supportive color accepted by everyone.
Curiosities about the color pink
- There are more than 50 shades of pink and almost none of them are related to negative emotions. It gives its name to one of the favorite flowers by lovers and by nature. And our most beloved panther is pink.
- It is the color that symbolizes women suffering from breast cancer, probably because of that optimistic aspect that pink has. Everything is going to be fine. “To see life in pink”, as in Edith Piaf’s song, is to see it with a positive attitude that, without going into a posturing good vibes, can transform your whole life.
- Pink is the color of girls and blue is the color of boys. This statement, which luckily has its days numbered, was not always like that. Surely you have seen a religious painting with the tunic of the baby Jesus in pink. And formerly the children of the aristocracy and nobility were dressed in this color.
- Have you ever heard of Madame Pompadour? For her and to satisfy her exquisite taste, the Pompadour pink color was created based on elaborate mixtures, which you have surely found in some piece of porcelain.
- If in French cycling the triumph is yellow, in Italy pink triumphs, which is the color of the champions. And in Spain there is a type of press that is the one that entertains us the most and the one that speaks from the heart, which is the tabloids.
How can the color pink help you in your life?
- It is not a matter of going too far when we talk about using colors to feel better, since in reality we need all of them. But putting a touch of pink in your house or adding this color to your wardrobe on occasion will make you feel more in tune with yourself and with your own life.
- Pink has a calming effect capable of appeasing emotions that we consider negative such as anger or rage. For angry moments, think pink.
- This color can help you express your feelings. People with alexithymia see pink as their perfect ally to start saying out loud what they feel.
- The color pink helps you find inner peace or balance. It also transmits serenity and calm for the most nervous moments.
- In some cases of depression, pink favors a change towards good humor and also conveys a warm and comforting feeling.
- Surely you have ever heard the expression “everything is a path of roses”. That’s because pink has its particular way of telling you: “everything will be fine”. Because, like the color green, pink is also the color of hope.
- And if you put a touch of pink in your wardrobe? Your most seductive character will come to light with a mixture of innocence that will make you a hit at your next party.
- A wall painted pink, a pink piece of furniture in the living room, some pink sheets or a touch on the table linen will make you see your life in a more optimistic way when you are at home. Create your refuge in pink and everything will be much better. Fiance!