Light salmon

#fbbc9d

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 open 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 #fbbc9d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fbbc9d

RGB251, 188, 157

HSL20, 92%, 80%

HSV20, 37%, 98%

CMYK0%, 25%, 37%, 2%

Lab81.24, 18.76, 24.53

XYZ63.85, 58.91, 39.9

Decimal16497821

Web safe#ffcc99

Pantone1555 C

Shades of light salmon

#faa379 #f88a54 #f77230 #f5590c #d34b09 #ae3e07 #8a3106 #662404 #421703 #1d0b01

Tints of light salmon

#fbc2a5 #fcc7ad #fccdb5 #fcd2bd #fdd8c5 #fdddce #fde3d6 #fee8de #feeee6 #fef3ee

Colors that go with light salmon

Complementary#9ddcfb Analogous#fb9dad Analogous#fbeb9d Triadic#9dfbbc Triadic#bc9dfb Split complementary#9dfbeb Split complementary#9dadfb

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, 25, 37, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fbbc9d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 25 37 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 27 38 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 #fbbc9d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fbbc9d; }
.text { color: #fbbc9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbbc9d; }

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 #fbbc9d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fbbc9d 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 #fbbc9d 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 #fbbc9d 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 #fbbc9d is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.