  cerise ( or ; ) is a deep to vivid reddish pink. ==etymology== the color name comes from the french word "cerise", meaning cherry. the word "cherry" itself comes from the norman cherise. 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.http://www.oed.com.libezproxy.open.ac.uk/entry/29939 this date of 1858 as the date of first use of the color name is also mentioned in the 1930 book a dictionary of color.maerz and paul, a dictionary of color new york:1930--mcgraw-hill see cerise in index page 192 however, it was used at least as early as 1845 in a book of crochet patterns.crochet explained and illustrated, by cornelia mee. london: david bogue, fleet street (1845), p. 117. ==distinction between the colors cerise and cherry red==  in the 1930 book a dictionary of color it is pointed out that the color cerise has always been depicted as a somewhat bluer color than the actual color of a fresh uncooked cherry, which is denoted by a different redder color called cherry red.maerz and paul, a dictionary of color new york:1930--mcgraw-hill see discussion of the color cerise on pages 152 and 153 within the section called notes on color names basically, the color cerise is a depiction of the somewhat bluer color of a cooked cherry, such as the cherries in a cherry pie.  ==variations of cerise== there are various tones of cerise. ===hollywood cerise=== {{infobox color| title= hollywood cerise| textcolor=white| hex= f400a1| r=244|g= 0|b=161| c= 0|m=100|y= 34|k= 4| h=320|s=100|v= 96web.forret.com color conversion tool set to hex code of color #f400a1 (hollywood cerise (fashion fuchsia)): |source=maerz and paulthe color displayed in the color box above matches the color called hollywood in the 1930 book by maerz and paul a dictionary of color new york:1930 mcgraw-hill; the color hollywood is displayed on page 33, plate 5, color sample k5./venus paradise c.p.this color matches the
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