Light salmon

#f6bead

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

Light salmon is a light red that reads relaxed. Light reds like this land in beauty, food and lifestyle branding. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Light salmon color values

Every conversion for #f6bead, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f6bead

RGB246, 190, 173

HSL14, 80%, 82%

HSV14, 30%, 96%

CMYK0%, 23%, 30%, 4%

Lab81.53, 17.77, 16.33

XYZ63.96, 59.44, 47.64

Decimal16170669

Web safe#ffcc99

Pantone169 C

Shades of light salmon

#f2a28a #ee8767 #ea6b44 #e74f21 #cb4016 #a83512 #852a0f #621f0b #3f1407 #1c0903

Tints of light salmon

#f7c3b4 #f7c8ba #f8cec1 #f9d3c7 #fad8ce #faddd5 #fbe3db #fce8e2 #fdede8 #fdf2ef

Colors that go with light salmon

Complementary#ade5f6 Analogous#f6adc0 Analogous#f6e3ad Triadic#adf6be Triadic#beadf6 Split complementary#adf6e2 Split complementary#adc1f6

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, 23, 30, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f6bead on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 23 30 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 25 32 10

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 #f6bead straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f6bead; }
.text { color: #f6bead; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6bead; }

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 #f6bead against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f6bead 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 #f6bead 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 #f6bead 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 #f6bead is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.