Light Salmon

Light Salmon is a light, saturated red-orange color with the hex code #FFA07A (hue 17°, saturation 100%, lightness 74%). It is also the CSS named color lightsalmon.

#FFA07A

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Light Salmon	`#FFA07A`	255, 160, 122	17°, 100%, 74%	0, 37, 52, 0	79.4% 0.125 42

Contrast with white text 1.99:1, with black text 10.56:1 — use black text on Light Salmon.

lightsalmon is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: lightsalmon works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#FFDBCC

#FFA480

#FF6D33

#E64200

#992C00

#4D1600

Colors that go with Light Salmon

Six color schemes built on Light Salmon with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Sky (#76D6FF), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Sandy Brown (sandybrown): Sandy Brown (#F4A460) is about as light as Light Salmon (relative luminance 0.466 vs 0.478) and less saturated, with its hue 10° away.
Dark Salmon (darksalmon): Dark Salmon (#E9967A) is darker than Light Salmon (relative luminance 0.405 vs 0.478) and less saturated, with the same hue.
Burly Wood (burlywood): Burly Wood (#DEB887) is lighter than Light Salmon (relative luminance 0.516 vs 0.478) and less saturated, with its hue 17° away.
Coral (coral): Coral (#FF7F50) is darker than Light Salmon (relative luminance 0.370 vs 0.478) and equally saturated, with the same hue.

Similar light orange colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Light Salmon?

#FFA07A — RGB 255, 160, 122, HSL 17°, 100%, 74%.

Is Light Salmon a warm or cool color?

Warm — its hue sits at 17° on the color wheel.