Light salmon

#ed9566

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, mid and strong. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Light salmon color values

Every conversion for #ed9566, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ed9566

RGB237, 149, 102

HSL21, 79%, 66%

HSV21, 57%, 93%

CMYK0%, 37%, 57%, 7%

Lab69.8, 28.56, 38.47

XYZ48.07, 40.46, 17.85

Decimal15570278

Web safe#ff9966

Pantone163 C

Shades of light salmon

#ea824a #e76f2f #dd5e1a #c15217 #a54613 #8a3b10 #6e2f0d #53230a #371706 #1b0c03

Tints of light salmon

#ef9e74 #f0a881 #f2b18f #f3bb9d #f5c4ab #f7ceb8 #f8d7c6 #fae1d4 #fceae1 #fdf4ef

Colors that go with light salmon

Complementary#66beed Analogous#ed667a Analogous#edd966 Triadic#66ed95 Triadic#9566ed Split complementary#66edd9 Split complementary#667aed

Light salmon in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 37, 57, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ed9566 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 37 57 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 38 56 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 #ed9566 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ed9566; }
.text { color: #ed9566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ed9566; }

How light salmon looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ed9566 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ed9566 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 #ed9566 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #ed9566 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 light salmon, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #ed9566 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.