Dark salmon

#cf9d7e

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. 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 #cf9d7e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cf9d7e

RGB207, 157, 126

HSL23, 46%, 65%

HSV23, 39%, 81%

CMYK0%, 24%, 39%, 19%

Lab68.67, 14.54, 23.42

XYZ41.55, 38.89, 25.05

Decimal13606270

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone4655 C

Shades of dark salmon

#c78c68 #bf7c52 #b16c42 #9b5f3a #845131 #6e4429 #583621 #422919 #2c1b10 #160e08

Tints of dark salmon

#d3a68a #d8af95 #dcb7a1 #e0c0ac #e5c9b8 #e9d2c4 #eddbcf #f2e3db #f6ece6 #faf5f2

Colors that go with dark salmon

Complementary#7eb0cf Analogous#cf7e88 Analogous#cfc57e Triadic#7ecf9d Triadic#9d7ecf Split complementary#7ecfc5 Split complementary#7e88cf

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, 24, 39, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cf9d7e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 24 39 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 26 40 25

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 #cf9d7e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cf9d7e; }
.text { color: #cf9d7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf9d7e; }

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 #cf9d7e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cf9d7e 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 #cf9d7e 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 #cf9d7e 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

Here is how the numbers for #cf9d7e are worked out. 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.