Raspberry (color)

This box shows the color raspberry.

Raspberry is a color that resembles the color of raspberries.

The first recorded use of raspberry as a color name in English was in 1892. ^[1]

Meaning of raspberry

The color raspberry represents sensual experiences that are bright and tangy, like a raspberry.
A two layer chocolate cake (usually made with chocolate icing on top) that has raspberry sauce filling (which is colored raspberry) between the two layers of cake is called a Chocolate Decadence cake.
Perhaps the most famous mention of the color raspberry was by Prince, in his popular song, "Raspberry Beret".

Name	HEX Code	Red	Green	Blue	Hue	Sat	Lum	Source
Raspberry Pink	#E25098	226	80	155	330°	72%	60%	(www.99colors.net) (Raspberry Sherbet)
Raspberry	#E30B5D	227	11	93	338°	91%	47%	(Maerz and Paul)
Rich Raspberry	#D72D5C	215	45	92	343°	68%	51%	(Raspberry Pantone TPX-18-1754)
Raspberry Sorbet	#CC3A71	204	58	113	337°	59%	51%	(Pantone TPX-18-2043)
French Raspberry	#C72C48	199	44	72	349°	64%	48%	(Raspberry (Pourpre.com))
Raspberry Red	#C51D34	197	29	52	352°	74%	44%	(RAL #3027)
Bright Raspberry Rose	#C7458B	199	69	139	328°	54%	53%	(Raspberry Rose Pantone TPX-19-2432)
Deep Raspberry	#BA067A	186	6	122	321°	94%	38%	(Raspberry (Crayola colored pencils))
Raspberry Wine	#B63157	182	49	87	343°	58%	45%	(Pantone TPX-18-1741)
Raspberry Rose	#B3446C	179	68	108	338°	45%	48%	(ISCC-NBS)
Raspberry Glace	#915F6D	145	95	109	343°	21%	47%	(Plochere)
Dark Raspberry	#872657	135	38	87	330°	56%	34%	(Raspberry Xona.com Color List)
Raspberry Radiance	#82305A	130	48	90	329°	46%	35%	(Pantone TPX-19-2432)

↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 202; Color Sample of Rasbperry: Page 35 Plate 6 Color Sample I5