Light salmon

#fcb2a2

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light salmon, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Light salmon is a light red that reads open. Light reds like this land in beauty, food and lifestyle branding. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Light salmon color values

Every conversion for #fcb2a2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fcb2a2
RGB252, 178, 162
HSL11, 94%, 81%
HSV11, 36%, 99%
CMYK0%, 29%, 36%, 1%
Lab79.12, 24.98, 18.97
XYZ62.59, 55.14, 41.53
Decimal16560802
Web safe#ff9999
Pantone169 C
Pantone169 CHex#fcb2a2Rgb252 178 162Cmyk0 29 36 1Lab79 25 19Darker#f83f18Deep#fa795dLighter#fde7e3

Shades of light salmon

Tints of light salmon

Colors that go with light salmon

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, 29, 36, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fcb2a2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 29 36 1
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 31 37 7
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 #fcb2a2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fcb2a2; }
.text { color: #fcb2a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcb2a2; }

How light salmon looks on light and dark

Light salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #fcb2a2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.75:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
12.03:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fcb2a2 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 #fcb2a2 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #fcb2a2 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #fcb2a2 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.