Dark salmon

#e2aa8d

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

This is Dark salmon, a strong orange at 20 degrees. 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 #e2aa8d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e2aa8d

RGB226, 170, 141

HSL20, 59%, 72%

HSV20, 38%, 89%

CMYK0%, 25%, 38%, 11%

Lab74.09, 16.78, 22.94

XYZ50.55, 46.84, 31.58

Decimal14854797

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone487 C

Shades of dark salmon

#db9672 #d48257 #ce6e3d #b95e2f #9e5128 #844321 #69351b #4e2814 #331a0d #180c06

Tints of dark salmon

#e5b197 #e7b9a1 #eac0ab #ecc8b5 #efcfbf #f1d7c9 #f4ded3 #f6e6dd #f9ede7 #fbf4f1

Colors that go with dark salmon

Complementary#8dc5e2 Analogous#e28d9b Analogous#e2d48d Triadic#8de2aa Triadic#aa8de2 Split complementary#8de2d5 Split complementary#8d9ae2

Dark salmon in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 25, 38, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e2aa8d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 25 38 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 27 39 17

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 #e2aa8d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e2aa8d; }
.text { color: #e2aa8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2aa8d; }

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 #e2aa8d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e2aa8d 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 #e2aa8d 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 #e2aa8d 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 #e2aa8d 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.