This is an accepted version of this page Cerise (/səˈriːs/ or /səˈriːz/; French: [sə.ʁiz]) is a deep to vivid reddish pink.

The color or name comes from the French word cerise, meaning "cherry".

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first recorded use of cerise as a color name in English was in The Times of November 30, 1858.

[3] However, it was used at least as early as 1845 in a book of crochet patterns.

[7] Displayed adjacent is the deep tone of cerise called cerise in Crayola crayons (see the List of Crayola crayon colors).