Dark salmon

#e4aa8a

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 21 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 #e4aa8a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e4aa8a

RGB228, 170, 138

HSL21, 63%, 72%

HSV21, 39%, 89%

CMYK0%, 25%, 39%, 11%

Lab74.24, 17.22, 24.8

XYZ50.96, 47.08, 30.45

Decimal14985866

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone472 C

Shades of dark salmon

#de966f #d78253 #d16f38 #bc5f2b #a15125 #86441f #6b3619 #4f2812 #341a0c #190d06

Tints of dark salmon

#e6b194 #e9b99e #ebc0a9 #edc8b3 #f0cfbd #f2d7c7 #f5ded2 #f7e6dc #f9ede6 #fcf4f0

Colors that go with dark salmon

Complementary#8ac4e4 Analogous#e48a97 Analogous#e4d78a Triadic#8ae4aa Triadic#aa8ae4 Split complementary#8ae4d7 Split complementary#8a97e4

Dark salmon in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 25, 39, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e4aa8a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 25 39 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 27 40 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark salmon in css

Copy #e4aa8a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e4aa8a; }
.text { color: #e4aa8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4aa8a; }

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 #e4aa8a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e4aa8a against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark salmon on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e4aa8a 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark salmon into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e4aa8a 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

Every value on this page for #e4aa8a is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.