Light Salmon (#FFA07A)

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

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.99:1 — vs black: 10.56:1

Color values

  • HEX #FFA07A
  • RGB rgb(255, 160, 122)
  • HSL hsl(17, 100%, 73%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 37, 52, 0 )
  • Websafe #FF9966

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FFA07A based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Light Salmon
#FFA07A Base
#7AD9FF
Analogous

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

Light Salmon
#FFA07A Base
#FF7A97
#FFE37A
Triadic

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

Light Salmon
#FFA07A Base
#7AFFA0
#A07AFF
Split-Complementary

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

Light Salmon
#FFA07A Base
#7AFFE3
#7A97FF
Tetradic (Square)

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

Light Salmon
#FFA07A Base
#97FF7A
#7AD9FF
#E37AFF
Monochromatic

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

Light Salmon
#FFA07A Base
#E04000
#FF692E
#FF8351
#FFBDA3
#FFD7C7
#FFEDE6
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#1A0700
#601B00
#A62F00
#EC4400
#FF6E34
Light Salmon #FFA07A Base
#FFAF90
#FFBFA5
#FFCEBB
#FFDDD0
#FFEDE6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FFA07A. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FFA07A;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FFA07A;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FFA07A;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FFA07A,
        #7AD9FF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FFA07A,
        #7AD9FF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$light-salmon: #FFA07A;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$light-salmon-r: 255;
$light-salmon-g: 160;
$light-salmon-b: 122;

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

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

Normal Vision #FFA07A How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #C2C276 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 #AEAE7B Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FF9C9C Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #B8B8B8 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 Light Salmon ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Light Salmon #FFA07A Base
Atomic Tangerine #FF9966 ΔE 3.66
Dark Salmon #E9967A ΔE 4.70
Vivid Tangerine #FFA089 ΔE 4.70
Salmon #FF8C69 ΔE 5.03

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.