Light salmon

#f2bda9

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

This is Light salmon, a strong orange at 16 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 #f2bda9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f2bda9

RGB242, 189, 169

HSL16, 74%, 81%

HSV16, 30%, 95%

CMYK0%, 22%, 30%, 5%

Lab80.81, 16.27, 17.41

XYZ61.98, 58.14, 45.49

Decimal15908265

Web safe#ffcc99

Pantone487 C

Shades of light salmon

#eda488 #e88a67 #e37146 #de5825 #c04a1d #9f3d18 #7e3013 #5d240e #3c1709 #1b0a04

Tints of light salmon

#f3c2b0 #f4c8b7 #f5cdbe #f6d3c5 #f7d8cc #f8ddd3 #f9e3da #fbe8e1 #fceee8 #fdf3ef

Colors that go with light salmon

Complementary#a9def2 Analogous#f2a9ba Analogous#f2e2a9 Triadic#a9f2bd Triadic#bda9f2 Split complementary#a9f2e2 Split complementary#a9baf2

Light salmon in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 22, 30, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f2bda9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 22 30 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 24 32 11

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light salmon in css

Copy #f2bda9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f2bda9; }
.text { color: #f2bda9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2bda9; }

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 #f2bda9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f2bda9 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light salmon on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #f2bda9 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light salmon into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #f2bda9 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

Here is how the numbers for #f2bda9 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.