What's that colour called that's white but shines pink, yellow, greenish?

[hogu]

I'm sure it's 2 words starting with an A...

Iridescent?

I was going to go with iridescent too.

Aurora borealis

I would have suggested opaque

Opalescent

Pearlescent?

Like butterfly wings, mallard necks?

Opal?

Nacreous?

mother of pearl?

Do you mean apple white? Although that's only greenish in the light.
Mother of pearl?
Pearlescent?

@Chrysanthemum5

Aurora borealis

This!

Alexandrite

Abalone

Mother of pearl?

@Chrysanthemum5 Yes that's the one! Thank you!!

pearlescent. Iridescent is more blue green than white.

Aurora borealis isnt a name of a colour. it's the name of the northern lights.

@themalamander yes it is the northern lights but it's also a term used for crystals etc (yes I've watched some QVC in my time 😂)

But the Aurora isn't a colour 🤷‍♀️

@themalamander

Aurora borealis isnt a name of a colour. it's the name of the northern lights.

This is what I thought too. Googled it and can’t see a reference to anything except the northern lights.

if it's a term used for crystals it's being misused
aurora borealis and aurora australis

I guess I'm just a bit surprised that someone who couldnt remember the name would ask what the name of those crappy coated crystals are rather than asking what the northern lights are called. It suggests that they didnt ever know that the coating on those things is named after a natural phenomenon. Surely everyone knows the northern lights.

@themalamander

I guess I'm just a bit surprised that someone who couldnt remember the name would ask what the name of those crappy coated crystals are rather than asking what the northern lights are called. It suggests that they didnt ever know that the coating on those things is named after a natural phenomenon. Surely everyone knows the northern lights.

You know, when you've grow up a bit/had a coffee/whatever, you're going to cringe at what a wanker you sound there. The OP was just asking for us to fill in a mental block she had about a phrase.

Does Cussons Pearl soap still come in a box like that?