The first recorded use of raspberry as a color name in English was in 1892.

[2] At right is displayed the color French raspberry, which is the deep rich tone of raspberry called framboise (French name of the raspberry) in the Pourpre.com color list, a color list widely popular in France.

It is a medium shade of raspberry that is used in interior design.

The first recorded use of raspberry glacé as a color name in English was in 1926.

[9] The normalized color coordinates for raspberry glacé are identical to mauve taupe, first recorded as a color name in English in 1925.