Light salmon

#fdbda8

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 15 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 #fdbda8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fdbda8

RGB253, 189, 168

HSL15, 96%, 83%

HSV15, 34%, 99%

CMYK0%, 25%, 34%, 1%

Lab81.9, 20.29, 19.61

XYZ65.77, 60.1, 45.18

Decimal16629160

Web safe#ffcc99

Pantone169 C

Shades of light salmon

#fca082 #fb835c #fa6636 #f9490f #dd3a05 #b73004 #902603 #6a1c02 #441202 #1e0801

Tints of light salmon

#fdc8b6 #fdcdbd #fed7cb #feddd2 #fee2d9 #fee7e0 #feece7 #fff2ee

Colors that go with light salmon

Complementary#a8e8fd Analogous#fda8bd Analogous#fde7a8 Triadic#a8fdbd Triadic#bda8fd Split complementary#a8fde7 Split complementary#a8befd

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, 25, 34, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fdbda8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 25 34 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 27 35 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 #fdbda8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fdbda8; }
.text { color: #fdbda8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdbda8; }

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 #fdbda8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fdbda8 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 #fdbda8 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 #fdbda8 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 #fdbda8 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.