Dark salmon

#de8b5f

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

Dark salmon sits in the orange range, mid and strong. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Dark salmon color values

Every conversion for #de8b5f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#de8b5f
RGB222, 139, 95
HSL21, 66%, 62%
HSV21, 57%, 87%
CMYK0%, 37%, 57%, 13%
Lab65.61, 27.32, 36.58
XYZ41.42, 34.82, 15.36
Decimal14584671
Web safe#cc9966
Pantone722 C
Pantone722 CHex#de8b5fRgb222 139 95Cmyk0 37 57 13Lab66 27 37Darker#90451eDeep#cc622aLighter#e6b79e

Shades of dark salmon

Tints of dark salmon

Colors that go with dark salmon

Dark salmon in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 37, 57, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #de8b5f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 37 57 13
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 38 56 19
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark salmon in css

Copy #de8b5f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #de8b5f; }
.text { color: #de8b5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de8b5f; }

How dark salmon looks on light and dark

Dark salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #de8b5f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.64:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
7.96:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #de8b5f against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark salmon on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #de8b5f 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 dark salmon? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark salmon into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #de8b5f and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark salmon, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #de8b5f is computed, not guessed. 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.