Light salmon

#fbc0ab

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 #fbc0ab, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fbc0ab

RGB251, 192, 171

HSL16, 91%, 83%

HSV16, 32%, 98%

CMYK0%, 24%, 32%, 2%

Lab82.46, 18.34, 18.76

XYZ65.98, 61.15, 46.85

Decimal16498859

Web safe#ffcc99

Pantone169 C

Shades of light salmon

#f9a486 #f78860 #f66c3b #f45016 #d8400a #b33509 #8d2a07 #681f05 #431403 #1d0901

Tints of light salmon

#fbc5b2 #fccfbf #fcd4c6 #fdded3 #fde3da #fee8e1 #feede7 #fef2ee

Colors that go with light salmon

Complementary#abe6fb Analogous#fbabbe Analogous#fbe8ab Triadic#abfbc0 Triadic#c0abfb Split complementary#abfbe8 Split complementary#abbefb

Light salmon in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 24, 32, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fbc0ab on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 24 32 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 26 33 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 #fbc0ab straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fbc0ab; }
.text { color: #fbc0ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbc0ab; }

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 #fbc0ab against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fbc0ab 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 #fbc0ab 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 #fbc0ab 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

Here is how the numbers for #fbc0ab are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.