Light salmon

#f4b49e

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

This is Light salmon, a vivid orange at 15 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. 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 #f4b49e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f4b49e

RGB244, 180, 158

HSL15, 80%, 79%

HSV15, 35%, 96%

CMYK0%, 26%, 35%, 4%

Lab78.66, 20.42, 20.35

XYZ59.8, 54.34, 39.69

Decimal16037022

Web safe#ffcc99

Pantone487 C

Shades of light salmon

#f09a7d #ec805b #e9673a #e44d1a #c24216 #a13712 #802b0e #5e200b #3d1507 #1b0903

Tints of light salmon

#f5baa6 #f6c1ae #f7c7b6 #f8cdbe #f9d3c6 #fadacf #fae0d7 #fbe6df #fcece7 #fdf3ef

Colors that go with light salmon

Complementary#9edef4 Analogous#f49eb3 Analogous#f4df9e Triadic#9ef4b4 Triadic#b49ef4 Split complementary#9ef4df Split complementary#9eb3f4

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, 26, 35, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f4b49e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 26 35 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 28 36 10

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 #f4b49e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f4b49e; }
.text { color: #f4b49e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4b49e; }

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 #f4b49e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f4b49e 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 #f4b49e 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 #f4b49e 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 #f4b49e are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.