Color Name
Light Salmon
Hex Color Code
#FFA07A
RGB Color Code
RGB(255, 160, 122)
CMYK Values*
0.0%, 37.3%, 52.2%, 0.0%
Color Family (Hue)
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The color Light Salmon is a light tone of Salmon color. The color is named after the color of salmon flesh.

What color is Light Salmon?

Light Salmon color belongs to the Orange color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Light Salmon is #FFA07A, and the RGB color code is RGB(255, 160, 122).

In the RGB color model, Light Salmon has a red value of 255, a green value of 160, and a blue value of 122. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 37.3% magenta, 52.2% yellow, and 0.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 17.1° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 73.9 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Light Salmon has a hue of 17.1° (degrees), 52.2 % saturation and 100.0 % brightness/value.

Light Salmon is cool or warm?

The color Light Salmon is a warm color.

What is the LRV of Light Salmon? (For interior and product design)

Light Salmon has an LRV of nearly 47.8. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color
Light Salmon
LRV 47.8
Light Color

Compare LRV 47.8 of Light Salmon with dark and light color

Is Light Salmon Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color Light Salmon meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

Normal text - 14pt

Normal Bold text - 12pt


Large text - 18pt

Large Bold text - 14pt

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

Light Salmon color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #FFA07A
Hex triplet
#FFA07A
Red
FF
Green
A0
Blue
7A
RGBA / RGB rgb(255, 160, 122)
Red
255 (100.0%)
Green
160 (62.7%)
Blue
122 (47.8%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
37.25%
Yellow
52.16%
Key
0.00%
HSL hsl(17.14deg, 100.0 %, 73.9 %)
Hue
17.14°
Saturation
100.00 %
Lightness
73.92 %
HSV / HSB
Hue
17.14°
Saturation
52.16 %
Brightness / Value
100.00 %
RYB ryb(64, 83, 21)
Red
64 (24.9%)
Yellow
83 (32.7%)
Blue
21 (8.4%)
HWB
Hue
17.14°
Whiteness
47.84 %
Blackness
0.00 %
CMY
Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
37.25%
Yellow
52.16%
XYZ
X
57.32
Y
47.81
Z
24.62
YXY
Y1
47.81
X
0.44
Y2
0.37
CIE-Lab
L
74.7
A
31.48
B
34.54
CIE-Lch
L
74.7
C
46.74
H
47.65
CIE-Luv
L
74.7
U
70.37
V
37.76
Hunter-Lab
L
69.14
A
26.99
B
27.29
Other
LRV
~ 47.8 %
Munsell Color System
2.4YR 7.3/8.6

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What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0
Identical – an exact match
ΔE under 1
Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them
ΔE 1 – 2
Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection
ΔE 2 – 10
Perceptible at a glance
ΔE over 10
Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to Light Salmon

These are the named colors closest to Light Salmon , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).


Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system


Pantone TCX

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Pantone PMS

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#FF9D6E Color PANTONE 163 C
97.49% match | ΔE 2.51
#FA9370 Color PANTONE 2023 C
96.70% match | ΔE 3.30
#FAAA8D Color PANTONE 2022 C
96.37% match | ΔE 3.63
#FF8F6C Color PANTONE 811 C
95.65% match | ΔE 4.35

British Standard 4800

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RAL Design

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Paint similar to Light Salmon

These are the real paint colors closest to Light Salmon from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Light Salmon once it is on a wall.


Valspar

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Benjamin Moore

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Behr

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Dunn-Edwards

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Sherwin Williams

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Farrow & Ball

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#D6A686 Color Fowler Pink (39)
90.27% match | ΔE 9.73
#CB9175 Color Menagerie (63)
90.14% match | ΔE 9.86
#C8977E Color Ointment Pink (21)
89.27% match | ΔE 10.73

Color Combinations

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Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Complementary / Opposite Color

#FFA07A
Light Salmon
#7AD9FF
Baby Blue*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of Light Salmon - #FFA07A?

Color that best contrast with Light Salmon - #FFA07A is #7AD9FF, color name is Baby Blue*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.

What color compliments Light Salmon - #FFA07A?

Complementary or Opposite color for Light Salmon - #FFA07A is #7AD9FF, color name is Baby Blue*.

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