Light salmon

#f3a17e

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

This is Light salmon, a vivid orange at 18 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 #f3a17e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f3a17e

RGB243, 161, 126

HSL18, 83%, 72%

HSV18, 48%, 95%

CMYK0%, 34%, 48%, 5%

Lab73.58, 26.65, 30.67

XYZ53.47, 46.05, 25.81

Decimal15966590

Web safe#ff9966

Pantone486 C

Shades of light salmon

#f08a5f #ed7440 #ea5d21 #d64e14 #b74311 #98370e #792c0b #5a2108 #3b1505 #1c0a03

Tints of light salmon

#f4a989 #f5b195 #f6baa0 #f7c2ab #f8cab6 #f9d2c2 #fadacd #fbe3d8 #fcebe3 #fdf3ef

Colors that go with light salmon

Complementary#7ed0f3 Analogous#f37e95 Analogous#f3dc7e Triadic#7ef3a1 Triadic#a17ef3 Split complementary#7ef3dc Split complementary#7e95f3

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, 34, 48, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f3a17e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 34 48 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 35 48 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 #f3a17e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f3a17e; }
.text { color: #f3a17e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3a17e; }

How light salmon looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Light salmon and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #f3a17e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f3a17e 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 #f3a17e 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 #f3a17e 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.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #f3a17e 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.