That sounds reasonable. Pink is considered a term of its own, distinct from red.
Yes, red and pink are considered basic color terms, it's easy to get fed up with basic colors.
I really like the color red, but it's getting old in my kitchen now. Is that so? I know some science of red; it's at the end of the spectrum of visible light, next to orange. It seems to be a very powerful color, but it's not very calming.  I think we are changing the kitchen to gray. Sounds good. As for red, there are shades that range from yellowish scarlet to bluish crimson and from pale pink to dark burgundy. Yes but it's probably going to be hard to cover the red on our walls - possibly need a primer Are you familiar with the salmon color? It's a pinkish tone. I've loved it for many years now, it's just time for a change.
The ''pink'' is often considered to be a basic color term on its own.