Salmon (#FF8C69)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.28:1 — vs black: 9.21:1

Color values

  • HEX #FF8C69
  • RGB rgb(255, 140, 105)
  • HSL hsl(14, 100%, 70%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 45, 59, 0 )
  • Websafe #FF9966
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Tags

Mood

Bold (205) Playful (195)

Style

Neon (200) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FF8C69 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Salmon
#FF8C69 Base
#69DCFF
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Salmon
#FF8C69 Base
#FF6991
#FFD769
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Salmon
#FF8C69 Base
#69FF8C
#8C69FF
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Salmon
#FF8C69 Base
#69FFD7
#6991FF
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Salmon
#FF8C69 Base
#91FF69
#69DCFF
#D769FF
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Salmon
#FF8C69 Base
#CF3000
#FF511C
#FF6D40
#FFAB92
#FFC7B5
#FFEBE6
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Salmon, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #1A0600
— #5C1600
— #9F2500
— #E23500
— #FF5926
Salmon #FF8C69 Base
— #FF9F82
— #FFB29B
— #FFC5B4
— #FFD8CD
— #FFEBE6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FF8C69. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FF8C69;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FF8C69;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FF8C69;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FF8C69,
        #69DCFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FF8C69,
        #69DCFF
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$salmon: #FF8C69;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$salmon-r: 255;
$salmon-g: 140;
$salmon-b: 105;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $salmon;
    color: rgba($salmon-r, $salmon-g, $salmon-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Salmon appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FF8C69 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #B8B863 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #9E9E6A Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FF8888 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #ACACAC Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Salmon ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Salmon #FF8C69 Base
Coral #FF7F50 ΔE 4.13
Light Salmon #FFA07A ΔE 5.03
Dark Salmon #E9967A ΔE 5.13
Atomic Tangerine #FF9966 ΔE 5.78

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.