Light Salmon is a light medium bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Pastel Red, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Light Salmon is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Light Salmon is #FEA993.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Light Salmon has 100%% Red, 66% Green, and 58% Blue.
Light Salmon has 12° Hue, 42% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Light Salmon has 12° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 79% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Light Salmon has 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 42% yellow, and 0% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#FEA993 |
|
RGB |
(254, 169, 147) |
(100%, 66%, 58%) |
HSV |
(12°, 42, 100) |
(3%, 42%, 100%) |
HSL |
(12°, 100, 79) |
(3%, 100%, 79%) |
CMYK |
(0, 33, 42, 0) |
(0%, 33%, 42%, 0%) |
The natural luminance of Light Salmon is 52%, which is medium high.
Light Salmon has a higher contrast with black than white.
Light Salmon and black have a 11.3:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Light Salmon and white have a 1.9:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
52% |
AAA (11.3) |
insufficient (1.9) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Light Salmon paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 5% Yellow, 37% Red, 58% White, as shown below.
Yellow
5%
Red
37%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
0%
White
58%
To mix Light Salmon paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 19% Magenta, 23% Yellow, 58% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
19%
Yellow
23%
Black
0%
White
58%
Colors similar to Light Salmon are: Pale Salmon, Vivid Tangerine, Rose Bud, Hit Pink, and Peachy Pink. Pale Salmon is lighter than Light Salmon. Vivid Tangerine is brighter and darker than Light Salmon. Rose Bud is paler and lighter than Light Salmon. Hit Pink is more orange and brighter than Light Salmon. Peachy Pink is more red and brighter and darker than Light Salmon.