Light salmon

#ffbd9c

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

Light salmon sits in the orange range, light and vivid. 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 #ffbd9c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ffbd9c

RGB255, 189, 156

HSL20, 100%, 81%

HSV20, 39%, 100%

CMYK0%, 26%, 39%, 0%

Lab81.87, 19.66, 25.98

XYZ65.44, 60.06, 39.6

Decimal16760220

Web safe#ffcc99

Pantone1555 C

Shades of light salmon

#ffa476 #ff8a50 #ff712a #ff5804 #dd4a00 #b73d00 #913000 #6b2400 #451700 #1f0a00

Tints of light salmon

#ffc2a4 #ffc8ac #ffcdb4 #ffd3bc #ffd8c5 #ffddcd #ffe3d5 #ffe8dd #ffeee5 #fff3ed

Colors that go with light salmon

Complementary#9cdeff Analogous#ff9cad Analogous#ffef9c Triadic#9cffbd Triadic#bd9cff Split complementary#9cffef Split complementary#9cadff

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, 26, 39, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ffbd9c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 26 39 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 28 40 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 #ffbd9c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ffbd9c; }
.text { color: #ffbd9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffbd9c; }

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 #ffbd9c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ffbd9c 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 #ffbd9c 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 #ffbd9c 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 #ffbd9c is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.