Light salmon

#efa280

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 18 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.

Light salmon color values

Every conversion for #efa280, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#efa280

RGB239, 162, 128

HSL18, 78%, 72%

HSV18, 46%, 94%

CMYK0%, 32%, 46%, 6%

Lab73.38, 24.75, 29.25

XYZ52.41, 45.75, 26.49

Decimal15704704

Web safe#ff9999

Pantone486 C

Shades of light salmon

#eb8c62 #e77644 #e46026 #ce511a #b14616 #933a12 #752e0f #57220b #391607 #1b0b03

Tints of light salmon

#f0aa8b #f2b296 #f3baa1 #f5c3ac #f6cbb8 #f7d3c3 #f9dbce #fae3d9 #fcebe4 #fdf3ef

Colors that go with light salmon

Complementary#80cdef Analogous#ef8095 Analogous#efda80 Triadic#80efa2 Triadic#a280ef Split complementary#80efd9 Split complementary#8096ef

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, 32, 46, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #efa280 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 32 46 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 33 46 12

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light salmon in css

Copy #efa280 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #efa280; }
.text { color: #efa280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efa280; }

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 #efa280 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #efa280 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 #efa280 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 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 #efa280 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

Every value on this page for #efa280 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.