Dark salmon

#bc896d

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark salmon, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Dark salmon is a mid orange with balanced warmth. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Dark salmon color values

Every conversion for #bc896d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc896d

RGB188, 137, 109

HSL21, 37%, 58%

HSV21, 42%, 74%

CMYK0%, 27%, 42%, 26%

Lab61.38, 15.89, 22.67

XYZ32.45, 29.69, 18.49

Decimal12355949

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone479 C

Shades of dark salmon

#b47a5b #a76d4d #956144 #83553c #704934 #5e3d2b #4c3123 #39251a #271a12 #150e0a

Tints of dark salmon

#c2947a #c89f88 #cea995 #d5b4a3 #dbbfb0 #e1cabd #e7d5cb #eddfd8 #f3eae5 #f9f5f3

Colors that go with dark salmon

Complementary#6da0bc Analogous#bc6d79 Analogous#bcb16d Triadic#6dbc89 Triadic#896dbc Split complementary#6dbcb1 Split complementary#6d79bc

Dark salmon in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 27, 42, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc896d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 27 42 26

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 29 43 32

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark salmon in css

Copy #bc896d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc896d; }
.text { color: #bc896d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc896d; }

How dark salmon looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Dark salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bc896d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc896d against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark salmon on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bc896d sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark salmon? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark salmon into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bc896d and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark salmon, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #bc896d come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.