Dark salmon

#d8a589

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

This is Dark salmon, a soft orange at 21 degrees. 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 #d8a589, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d8a589

RGB216, 165, 137

HSL21, 50%, 69%

HSV21, 37%, 85%

CMYK0%, 24%, 37%, 15%

Lab71.77, 15.07, 21.78

XYZ46.29, 43.32, 29.59

Decimal14198153

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone4655 C

Shades of dark salmon

#d09371 #c88059 #c06e40 #a86038 #905230 #784428 #603620 #472918 #2f1b10 #170d08

Tints of dark salmon

#dbad93 #dfb59e #e2bda8 #e6c5b3 #e9cdbd #edd5c8 #f0ddd2 #f4e5dd #f7ede7 #fbf5f2

Colors that go with dark salmon

Complementary#89bcd8 Analogous#d88994 Analogous#d8cd89 Triadic#89d8a5 Triadic#a589d8 Split complementary#89d8cc Split complementary#8995d8

Dark salmon in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 24, 37, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d8a589 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 24 37 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 26 38 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 #d8a589 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d8a589; }
.text { color: #d8a589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8a589; }

How dark salmon looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #d8a589 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d8a589 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 #d8a589 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 #d8a589 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 #d8a589 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.