Light salmon

#ffbd9f

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

Light salmon is a light orange with relaxed warmth. 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 #ffbd9f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ffbd9f
RGB255, 189, 159
HSL19, 100%, 81%
HSV19, 38%, 100%
CMYK0%, 26%, 38%, 0%
Lab81.92, 19.99, 24.47
XYZ65.7, 60.16, 40.95
Decimal16760223
Web safe#ffcc99
Pantone1555 C
Pantone1555 CHex#ffbd9fRgb255 189 159Cmyk0 26 38 0Lab82 20 24Darker#ff5b10Deep#ff8c58Lighter#fdebe2

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, 26, 38, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ffbd9f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 26 38 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 28 39 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 #ffbd9f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ffbd9f; }
.text { color: #ffbd9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffbd9f; }

How light salmon looks on light and dark

Light salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ffbd9f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.61:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
13.03:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ffbd9f 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 #ffbd9f 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 #ffbd9f 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

The figures for #ffbd9f come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.