Dark salmon

#d9a186

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 #d9a186, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d9a186
RGB217, 161, 134
HSL20, 52%, 69%
HSV20, 38%, 85%
CMYK0%, 26%, 38%, 15%
Lab70.85, 17.27, 22.18
XYZ45.66, 41.96, 28.25
Decimal14262662
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone486 C
Pantone486 CHex#d9a186Rgb217 161 134Cmyk0 26 38 15Lab71 17 22Darker#9e5532Deep#c87750Lighter#e8ccbf

Shades of dark salmon

Tints of dark salmon

Colors that go with dark salmon

Dark salmon in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 26, 38, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d9a186 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 26 38 15
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 28 39 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 #d9a186 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d9a186; }
.text { color: #d9a186; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9a186; }

How dark salmon looks on light and dark

Dark salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #d9a186 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.24:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
9.39:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d9a186 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 #d9a186 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 #d9a186 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

The figures for #d9a186 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.