Light pinks such as plastic lawn flamingo pink can look cheap. But deep, modified pinks such as rose madder or purplish pinks can be sensual and warm. Pale pinks are all frilly and sugary, sweetly scented of roses and sugared violets. 

Light and mid-toned pinks are cosmetic colors, candy colors, and little-girl colors. Deep, dark pinks can be exotic when seen in an antique sari woven with gold threads or in tropical hibiscus or Hawaiian ginger. Or deeper pinks can be country-fresh like chintz upholstery covered with cabbage roses.

In Japan, pink signifies 'happiness', while the rest of the world sees yellow as the happiest color.