Light salmon

#ff976a

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 18 degrees. 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 #ff976a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ff976a

RGB255, 151, 106

HSL18, 100%, 71%

HSV18, 58%, 100%

CMYK0%, 41%, 58%, 0%

Lab72.52, 34.88, 40.23

XYZ54.91, 44.43, 19.32

Decimal16750442

Web safe#ff9966

Pantone163 C

Shades of light salmon

#ff8049 #ff6928 #ff5207 #e54500 #c43b00 #a33100 #822700 #611d00 #401300 #1f0900

Tints of light salmon

#ffa077 #ffa984 #ffb291 #ffbc9e #ffc5ac #ffceb9 #ffd7c6 #ffe0d3 #ffe9e0 #fff3ed

Colors that go with light salmon

Complementary#6ad2ff Analogous#ff6a87 Analogous#ffe26a Triadic#6aff97 Triadic#976aff Split complementary#6affe2 Split complementary#6a87ff

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, 41, 58, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ff976a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 41 58 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 42 57 6

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 #ff976a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ff976a; }
.text { color: #ff976a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff976a; }

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 #ff976a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ff976a 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 #ff976a 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 #ff976a 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

Here is how the numbers for #ff976a are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.