Light salmon

#eaaa85

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

This is Light salmon, a strong orange at 22 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Light salmon color values

Every conversion for #eaaa85, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#eaaa85
RGB234, 170, 133
HSL22, 71%, 72%
HSV22, 43%, 92%
CMYK0%, 27%, 43%, 8%
Lab74.78, 19.04, 28.33
XYZ52.54, 47.94, 28.67
Decimal15379077
Web safe#ff9999
Pantone472 C
Pantone472 CHex#eaaa85Rgb234 170 133Cmyk0 27 43 8Lab75 19 28Darker#bf5b21Deep#e08048Lighter#f2d5c4

Shades of light salmon

Tints of light salmon

Colors that go with light salmon

Light salmon in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 27, 43, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #eaaa85 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 27 43 8
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 29 44 14
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.

Light salmon in css

Copy #eaaa85 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #eaaa85; }
.text { color: #eaaa85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaaa85; }

How light salmon looks on light and dark

Light salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #eaaa85 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.98:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
10.59:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #eaaa85 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light salmon on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #eaaa85 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 light salmon? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light salmon into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #eaaa85 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light salmon, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #eaaa85 is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.