Light salmon

#f7946f

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 soft warmth. 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 #f7946f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f7946f

RGB247, 148, 111

HSL16, 89%, 70%

HSV16, 55%, 97%

CMYK0%, 40%, 55%, 3%

Lab70.94, 33.71, 35.39

XYZ51.82, 42.1, 20.43

Decimal16225391

Web safe#ff9966

Pantone1635 C

Shades of light salmon

#f57d50 #f46631 #f24f12 #d7430c #b83a0a #993009 #7a2607 #5b1c05 #3c1303 #1d0902

Tints of light salmon

#f89d7c #f8a788 #f9b095 #fabaa2 #fbc3af #fbcdbb #fcd6c8 #fde0d5 #fde9e1 #fef2ee

Colors that go with light salmon

Complementary#6fd2f7 Analogous#f76f8e Analogous#f7d86f Triadic#6ff794 Triadic#946ff7 Split complementary#6ff7d8 Split complementary#6f8ef7

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, 40, 55, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f7946f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 40 55 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 41 55 9

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 #f7946f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f7946f; }
.text { color: #f7946f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7946f; }

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 #f7946f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f7946f 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 #f7946f 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 #f7946f 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 #f7946f 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.