Dark salmon

#bf8a72

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

Dark salmon sits in the orange range, mid and soft. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Dark salmon color values

Every conversion for #bf8a72, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bf8a72
RGB191, 138, 114
HSL19, 38%, 60%
HSV19, 40%, 75%
CMYK0%, 28%, 40%, 25%
Lab62.06, 17.13, 20.84
XYZ33.61, 30.47, 20.03
Decimal12552818
Web safe#cc9966
Pantone4725 C
Pantone4725 CHex#bf8a72Rgb191 138 114Cmyk0 28 40 25Lab62 17 21Darker#704633Deep#a16449Lighter#d3b4a6

Shades of dark salmon

Tints of dark salmon

Colors that go with dark salmon

Dark salmon in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 28, 40, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bf8a72 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 28 40 25
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 30 41 31
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 #bf8a72 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bf8a72; }
.text { color: #bf8a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf8a72; }

How dark salmon looks on light and dark

Dark salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bf8a72 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.96:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.09:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bf8a72 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 #bf8a72 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #bf8a72 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #bf8a72 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.