Light salmon

#f7b59e

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 16 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 #f7b59e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f7b59e

RGB247, 181, 158

HSL16, 85%, 79%

HSV16, 36%, 97%

CMYK0%, 27%, 36%, 3%

Lab79.21, 21.03, 21.15

XYZ61.05, 55.29, 39.8

Decimal16233886

Web safe#ffcc99

Pantone487 C

Shades of light salmon

#f49b7b #f18059 #ee6636 #ec4b14 #c94011 #a7350e #842a0b #611f08 #3f1405 #1c0902

Tints of light salmon

#f8bba6 #f8c1ae #f9c7b6 #facebe #fad4c6 #fbdace #fce0d6 #fce6de #fdece6 #fef2ef

Colors that go with light salmon

Complementary#9ee0f7 Analogous#f79eb3 Analogous#f7e29e Triadic#9ef7b5 Triadic#b59ef7 Split complementary#9ef7e2 Split complementary#9eb3f7

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, 27, 36, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f7b59e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 27 36 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 29 37 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 #f7b59e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f7b59e; }
.text { color: #f7b59e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7b59e; }

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 #f7b59e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f7b59e 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 #f7b59e 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 #f7b59e 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 #f7b59e 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.