Light salmon

#f2a87d

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

Light salmon is a light orange with relaxed warmth. 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 #f2a87d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f2a87d

RGB242, 168, 125

HSL22, 82%, 72%

HSV22, 48%, 95%

CMYK0%, 31%, 48%, 5%

Lab75.05, 22.47, 33.11

XYZ54.32, 48.36, 25.87

Decimal15902845

Web safe#ff9966

Pantone1565 C

Shades of light salmon

#ef945e #ec7f40 #e96b21 #d35b15 #b54e12 #96410f #78340c #592609 #3a1906 #1c0c03

Tints of light salmon

#f3b088 #f4b794 #f5bf9f #f7c6ab #f8ceb6 #f9d6c1 #faddcd #fbe5d8 #fcede3 #fdf4ef

Colors that go with light salmon

Complementary#7dc7f2 Analogous#f27d8c Analogous#f2e27d Triadic#7df2a8 Triadic#a87df2 Split complementary#7df2e2 Split complementary#7d8df2

Light salmon in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 31, 48, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f2a87d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 31 48 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 33 48 11

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 #f2a87d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f2a87d; }
.text { color: #f2a87d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2a87d; }

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 #f2a87d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f2a87d 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 #f2a87d 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 #f2a87d 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 #f2a87d 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.