Light salmon

#fbb294

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 17 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 #fbb294, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fbb294

RGB251, 178, 148

HSL17, 93%, 78%

HSV17, 41%, 98%

CMYK0%, 29%, 41%, 2%

Lab78.75, 23.02, 25.94

XYZ61.05, 54.49, 35.32

Decimal16495252

Web safe#ff9999

Pantone487 C

Shades of light salmon

#fa9870 #f87f4d #f76529 #f34d09 #cf4208 #ac3706 #882b05 #652004 #411502 #1d0901

Tints of light salmon

#fbb89d #fcbfa6 #fcc5af #fcccb8 #fdd2c1 #fdd9ca #fddfd3 #fee6dc #feece5 #fef3ee

Colors that go with light salmon

Complementary#94ddfb Analogous#fb94a9 Analogous#fbe594 Triadic#94fbb2 Triadic#b294fb Split complementary#94fbe5 Split complementary#94aafb

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, 29, 41, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fbb294 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 29 41 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 31 42 8

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 #fbb294 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fbb294; }
.text { color: #fbb294; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbb294; }

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 #fbb294 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fbb294 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 #fbb294 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 #fbb294 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

The figures for #fbb294 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.