Light salmon

#ecaa8a

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

Light salmon sits in the orange range, light and strong. 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.

Light salmon color values

Every conversion for #ecaa8a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ecaa8a
RGB236, 170, 138
HSL20, 72%, 73%
HSV20, 42%, 93%
CMYK0%, 28%, 42%, 7%
Lab75.09, 20.36, 26.09
XYZ53.55, 48.42, 30.57
Decimal15510154
Web safe#ff9999
Pantone486 C
Pantone486 CHex#ecaa8aRgb236 170 138Cmyk0 28 42 7Lab75 20 26Darker#c75720Deep#e27d4dLighter#f4d7ca

Shades of light salmon

Tints of light salmon

Colors that go with light salmon

Light salmon in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 28, 42, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ecaa8a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 28 42 7
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 30 43 13
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light salmon in css

Copy #ecaa8a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ecaa8a; }
.text { color: #ecaa8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecaa8a; }

How light salmon looks on light and dark

Light salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ecaa8a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.97:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
10.68:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ecaa8a against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light salmon on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ecaa8a 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn light salmon into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ecaa8a 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 #ecaa8a is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.