Light salmon

#f2b8a6

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 soft. 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 #f2b8a6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f2b8a6

RGB242, 184, 166

HSL14, 75%, 80%

HSV14, 31%, 95%

CMYK0%, 24%, 31%, 5%

Lab79.56, 18.53, 17.27

XYZ60.64, 55.91, 43.67

Decimal15906982

Web safe#ffcc99

Pantone487 C

Shades of light salmon

#ed9e85 #e88364 #e46943 #df4f22 #bf431c #9e3717 #7d2c12 #5d200e #3c1509 #1b0904

Tints of light salmon

#f3bead #f4c4b5 #f5cabc #f6cfc3 #f7d5cb #f8dbd2 #fae1d9 #fbe7e1 #fcede8 #fdf3ef

Colors that go with light salmon

Complementary#a6e0f2 Analogous#f2a6ba Analogous#f2dea6 Triadic#a6f2b8 Triadic#b8a6f2 Split complementary#a6f2de Split complementary#a6baf2

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, 24, 31, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f2b8a6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 24 31 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 26 33 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 #f2b8a6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f2b8a6; }
.text { color: #f2b8a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2b8a6; }

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 #f2b8a6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f2b8a6 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 #f2b8a6 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 #f2b8a6 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 #f2b8a6 is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.