If you want every article of your clothing to turn a shade of pink, then buy the pink shorts and wash with it. DO NOT Wear before washing these several times! The color bleeds and bleeds and bleeds....!!! Fit and color is as advertised. Good quality materials and stitching. It is bit pricey at $34/ea for board or volleyball swim shorts. I wanted a particular color. So I bought this brand. However, there are similar, non-cotton, shorts at a lesser price out there. Hopefully these won't bleed.