What is the hex code for Light Salmon?

Light Salmon is #ffa07a. In CSS the keyword lightsalmon, the hex #ffa07a, rgb(255, 160, 122) and hsl(17, 100%, 74%) all paint the same color.

What is the opposite of Light Salmon on the color wheel?

The opposite (complementary) color is #7ad9ff, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.

Can I use Light Salmon for text?

Light Salmon as text on white has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) and for large text (3:1). On black it is 10.56:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.

CSS color names · Reds

Light Salmon color: hex #ffa07a, RGB and HSL

Light Salmon is the CSS keyword lightsalmon, hex #ffa07a, rgb(255, 160, 122), hsl(17, 100%, 74%). It is a light, fully saturated orange in the reds family. Below: the colors that go with it, its tints and shades, how it reads as text, and a complete interface palette built from it.

CSS name: lightsalmon
Hex: #ffa07a
RGB: rgb(255, 160, 122)
HSL: hsl(17, 100%, 74%)
On white: 1.99:1 — fails AA; use as a fill, not text
On black: 10.56:1 — passes AA for body text

.example {
  color: lightsalmon;          /* keyword */
  color: #ffa07a;          /* hex */
  color: rgb(255, 160, 122); /* rgb */
  color: hsl(17, 100%, 74%); /* hsl */
}

What colors go with light salmon

Each match keeps light salmon's saturation and lightness and rotates only the hue, so the relationship is the wheel's and nothing else. Any of these can be an accent beside light salmon as the primary; the harmony guides explain which rule suits which interface.

Complementary

The opposite hue, 180° away — the strongest contrast, best kept to one accent per screen.

#7ad9ff

Split-complementary

The two neighbors of the complement, at 150° and 210° — most of the contrast with less tension, and two accents instead of one.

#7affe2

#7a97ff

Triadic

Two hues at 120° and 240° — three evenly spaced signals, the scheme charts and category colors want.

#7affa0

#a07aff

Analogous

The neighbors at −30° and +30° — calm and cohesive, with emphasis coming from weight and size rather than hue.

#ff7a97

#ffe27a

Tints and shades of light salmon

Tints add lightness toward white; shades remove it toward black. The hue and saturation stay fixed, so every step still reads as light salmon — these are the hover, pressed, disabled and surface variants a single brand color needs.

Tints (lighter)

#ffb090

#ffc0a6

#ffd0bd

#ffdfd3

#ffefe9

Shades (darker)

#ff733b

#fb4800

#bd3600

#7e2400

#3f1200

A UI color palette built from light salmon

The eight semantic roles an interface actually uses, derived from light salmon as the primary with the split-complementary rule: secondary and accent rotate around the wheel, and the five neutrals take the hue at lightness steps tuned for light and dark mode. This is the same derivation the palette generator runs — open it there to change the rule, drag the anchors, or export the set as CSS variables.

Light mode

primary: #ffa07a
secondary: #7affe2
accent: #7a97ff
background: #fdfcfc
surface: #f7f4f3
text: #221611
muted: #8f6656
border: #ece3df

Dark mode

primary: #ffa07a
secondary: #7affe2
accent: #7a97ff
background: #1b120e
surface: #281b15
text: #f6f4f3
muted: #b89e94
border: #493127

Open light salmon in the palette generator

Using light salmon in an interface

Red is spoken for: it means error, danger and destructive actions in almost every interface, so a red brand color needs its status colors chosen with care. Crimson and firebrick read as serious; the salmons and corals are gentle enough for surfaces and tags. Whichever role light salmon takes, define it once as a token rather than repeating the keyword: the semantic palette guide covers the eight roles, and the guides to complementary, triadic and the other color schemes explain how to weight the matches above.

What is the hex code for Light Salmon?: Light Salmon is #ffa07a. In CSS the keyword lightsalmon, the hex #ffa07a, rgb(255, 160, 122) and hsl(17, 100%, 74%) all paint the same color.
What colors go with Light Salmon?: Its complement is #7ad9ff, the split-complementary pair is #7affe2 and #7a97ff, the triadic partners are #7affa0 and #a07aff, and the analogous neighbors are #ff7a97 and #ffe27a. In an interface, use Light Salmon for most colored elements and one of these for a single accent, at roughly an 80/20 split.
What is the opposite of Light Salmon on the color wheel?: The opposite (complementary) color is #7ad9ff, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.
Can I use Light Salmon for text?: Light Salmon as text on white has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) and for large text (3:1). On black it is 10.56:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.