Now, Sony has sought to redress this colour option imbalance between the WH-1000XM5 and WH-1000XM6. Arriving almost a year after the latter’s initial release, the new colourway has a far deeper pink hue than the Smoky Pink finish in which the WH-1000XM5 remains available. While more obviously pink than Smoky Pink, Sony has sought to offset the new colour’s intensity by marketing it as Sand Pink rather than the pure ‘Pink’ variants of the WH-CH520 or WH-CH720N.

The Sand Pink version of the WH-1000XM6 is available to order from February 12 globally. Priced at £399 in the UK and €369 in the Eurozone, the new finish is functionally identical to its Black, Midnight Blue and Platinum Silver contemporaries. Sony’s new colourway has also reached the US for $399.99 where it is available directly or via third parties like Amazon.