Light salmon

#ffbca2

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 17 degrees. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Light salmon color values

Every conversion for #ffbca2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ffbca2

RGB255, 188, 162

HSL17, 100%, 82%

HSV17, 36%, 100%

CMYK0%, 26%, 36%, 0%

Lab81.75, 20.86, 22.64

XYZ65.74, 59.84, 42.27

Decimal16759970

Web safe#ffcc99

Pantone487 C

Shades of light salmon

#ffa07b #ff8455 #ff682e #ff4d07 #e03f00 #b93400 #932900 #6c1e00 #451300 #1f0900

Tints of light salmon

#ffc1aa #ffc7b1 #ffccb9 #ffd2c0 #ffd7c8 #ffdccf #ffe2d7 #ffe7de #ffede6 #fff2ed

Colors that go with light salmon

Complementary#a2e5ff Analogous#ffa2b6 Analogous#ffeaa2 Triadic#a2ffbc Triadic#bca2ff Split complementary#a2ffeb Split complementary#a2b7ff

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, 26, 36, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ffbca2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 26 36 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 28 37 6

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 #ffbca2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ffbca2; }
.text { color: #ffbca2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffbca2; }

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 #ffbca2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ffbca2 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 #ffbca2 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 #ffbca2 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 #ffbca2 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.