redwarmCC0 survey name

Light Salmon #FEA993

Light Salmon is a light, vivid warm color (#FEA993; HSL 12° 98% 79%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “light salmon”.

Use cases: Alerts · Attention accents

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Families: Reds · Coral Colors

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#FEA993
RGBrgb(254, 169, 147)
HSLhsl(12, 98%, 79%)
HSVhsv(12, 42%, 100%)
OKLCHoklch(81.27% 0.106 35.2)
OKLaboklab(81.27% 0.0865 0.0609)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33.5%, 42.1%, 0.4%)
XYZxyz(60.3303, 51.5579, 34.3723)
CIE-LABlab(77.0, 28.8, 24.2)
CIE-LCHlch(77.0, 37.6, 40.1°)
Luminance0.516 (WCAG relative)
/* Light Salmon */ --light-salmon: #fea993; color: #fea993; background-color: #fea993;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0).

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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Shades (toward black)

#e29783 #c68574 #ab7365 #916256 #775248 #5f423a #47322d #312320 #1c1614 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#ffb29d #ffbaa8 #ffc3b2 #ffcbbd #ffd4c8 #ffddd3 #ffe5de #ffeee9 #fff6f4 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#f8ab97 #f3ae9c #edb0a0 #e7b2a4 #e1b4a9 #dab6ad #d4b8b1 #cdbab5 #c6bcba #bebebe

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#FEA993
#93E8FE
#fea993 #93e8fe

Analogous

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#FE93B2
#FEA993
#FEDE93
#fe93b2 #fea993 #fede93

Triadic

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#FEA993
#93FEA9
#A993FE
#fea993 #93fea9 #a993fe

Tetradic

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#FEA993
#B2FE93
#93E8FE
#DE93FE
#fea993 #b2fe93 #93e8fe #de93fe

Square

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#FEA993
#B2FE93
#93E8FE
#DE93FE
#fea993 #b2fe93 #93e8fe #de93fe

Split Complementary

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#FEA993
#93FEDE
#93B2FE
#fea993 #93fede #93b2fe

Monochromatic

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#FD481A
#FD7956
#FEA993
#FFD9D0
#FFE7E1
#fd481a #fd7956 #fea993 #ffd9d0 #ffe7e1

Accessibility & contrast

1.86
#FEA993 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
11.31
#FEA993 on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on light salmon

11.31
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDB491
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1C592
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9CA3

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Pale Salmon #FFB19A2.06
Peachy Pink #FF9A8A4.29
Lightsalmon #FFA07A5.27
Darksalmon #E9967A5.78
Salmon #FA80729.83
Pale Rose #FDC1C511.61

Colors that go with light salmon

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Dark Maroon #3C0008
9.5:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈20°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Mud Brown #60460F
4.8:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈28°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Midnight #03012D
10.8:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈130°) — balanced three-way contrast
Navy Blue #1B2A4A
7.7:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈151°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Deep Teal #00555A
4.6:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈171°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.