Dark salmon

#d8a28c

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

Dark salmon is a light orange with soft warmth. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Dark salmon color values

Every conversion for #d8a28c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d8a28c

RGB216, 162, 140

HSL17, 49%, 70%

HSV17, 35%, 85%

CMYK0%, 25%, 35%, 15%

Lab71.1, 17.06, 19.23

XYZ45.97, 42.33, 30.56

Decimal14197388

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone486 C

Shades of dark salmon

#d08e74 #c87b5b #bf6743 #a95939 #904d31 #784029 #603320 #472618 #2f1910 #170c08

Tints of dark salmon

#dbaa96 #dfb2a0 #e2bbab #e6c3b5 #e9cbbf #edd3c9 #f0dcd3 #f4e4dd #f7ece8 #faf4f2

Colors that go with dark salmon

Complementary#8cc2d8 Analogous#d88c9c Analogous#d8c88c Triadic#8cd8a2 Triadic#a28cd8 Split complementary#8cd8c8 Split complementary#8c9cd8

Dark salmon in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 25, 35, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d8a28c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 25 35 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 27 36 21

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 #d8a28c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d8a28c; }
.text { color: #d8a28c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8a28c; }

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 #d8a28c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d8a28c 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 #d8a28c 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 #d8a28c 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 #d8a28c 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 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.