Light salmon

#fd987a

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 red sitting at 14 degrees on the wheel. Light reds like this land in beauty, food and lifestyle branding. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Light salmon color values

Every conversion for #fd987a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fd987a

RGB253, 152, 122

HSL14, 97%, 74%

HSV14, 52%, 99%

CMYK0%, 40%, 52%, 1%

Lab72.72, 34.86, 31.93

XYZ55.25, 44.74, 24.14

Decimal16619642

Web safe#ff9966

Pantone1635 C

Shades of light salmon

#fc7e58 #fc6336 #fb4914 #ea3804 #c83003 #a62802 #842002 #621801 #400f01 #1e0700

Tints of light salmon

#fda186 #fdaa91 #feb39d #febca8 #fec5b4 #fecebf #fed7cb #fee0d6 #ffe8e2 #fff1ed

Colors that go with light salmon

Complementary#7adffd Analogous#fd7a9d Analogous#fdd97a Triadic#7afd98 Triadic#987afd Split complementary#7afdda Split complementary#7a9dfd

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, 40, 52, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fd987a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 40 52 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 41 52 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 #fd987a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fd987a; }
.text { color: #fd987a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fd987a; }

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 #fd987a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fd987a 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 #fd987a 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 #fd987a 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 #fd987a come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.