orangewarmCSS named color
Salmon #FA8072
A soft pink-orange, like salmon flesh.
Use cases: Food brands · Warm soft UI
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #FA8072 | |
| RGB | rgb(250, 128, 114) | |
| HSL | hsl(6, 93%, 71%) | |
| HSV | hsv(6, 54%, 98%) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.8%, 54.4%, 2%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(50.1846, 36.9828, 20.4119) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.3, 45.2, 29.1) | |
| Luminance | 0.370 (WCAG relative) |
/* Salmon */
color: #fa8072;
background-color: #fa8072;
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
Shades (toward black)
#e17367 #c8665b #af5a50 #964d44 #7d4039 #64332e #4b2622 #321a17 #190d0b #000000
Tints (toward white)
#fb8d80 #fb998e #fca69c #fcb3aa #fdc0b9 #fdccc7 #fed9d5 #fee6e3 #fff2f1 #ffffff
Tones (toward gray)
#ee8073 #e28075 #d58076 #c98078 #bd8079 #b1807a #a5807c #98807d #8c807f #808080
Color harmonies
Complementary
Edit in generator →#FA8072
#72ECFA
#fa8072 #72ecfa
Analogous
Edit in generator →#FA72A8
#FA8072
#FAC472
#fa72a8 #fa8072 #fac472
Triadic
Edit in generator →#FA8072
#72FA80
#8072FA
#fa8072 #72fa80 #8072fa
Tetradic
Edit in generator →#FA8072
#A8FA72
#72ECFA
#C472FA
#fa8072 #a8fa72 #72ecfa #c472fa
Split Complementary
Edit in generator →#FA8072
#72FAC4
#72A8FA
#fa8072 #72fac4 #72a8fa
Monochromatic
Edit in generator →#E91F08
#F84B37
#FA8072
#FCB5AD
#FEE4E1
#e91f08 #f84b37 #fa8072 #fcb5ad #fee4e1
Accessibility & contrast
2.50
#FA8072 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
8.40
#FA8072 on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓
Best text on salmon
8.40
#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.
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.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀).
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Coral #FF7F50 | 9.15 | |
| Watermelon #FC6C85 | 10.72 | |
| Terracotta #C96F4A | 12.97 | |
| Clay #B66A50 | 15.06 | |
| Adobe #BD6C48 | 15.16 | |
| Strawberry #FC5A8D | 16.14 |
Related colors
Palettes with salmon
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.