Light salmon

#ee9e6f

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. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. 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 #ee9e6f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ee9e6f

RGB238, 158, 111

HSL22, 79%, 68%

HSV22, 53%, 93%

CMYK0%, 34%, 53%, 7%

Lab72.08, 24.93, 36.61

XYZ50.36, 43.78, 20.83

Decimal15638127

Web safe#ff9966

Pantone1565 C

Shades of light salmon

#eb8b53 #e77836 #e3651b #c65817 #aa4b14 #8d3f11 #71320d #54250a #381907 #1b0c03

Tints of light salmon

#f0a77c #f1af89 #f3b895 #f4c0a2 #f6c9af #f7d2bc #f9dac9 #fae3d5 #fcece2 #fdf4ef

Colors that go with light salmon

Complementary#6fbfee Analogous#ee6f7f Analogous#eede6f Triadic#6fee9e Triadic#9e6fee Split complementary#6feedd Split complementary#6f80ee

Light salmon in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 34, 53, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ee9e6f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 34 53 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 35 53 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 #ee9e6f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ee9e6f; }
.text { color: #ee9e6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee9e6f; }

How light salmon looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Light salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ee9e6f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ee9e6f 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 #ee9e6f 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 #ee9e6f 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #ee9e6f are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.