#FFA07ALight Salmon (#FFA07A) is a light, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 42°, lightness 0.79 and chroma 0.125. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #FFA07A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 160, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 100%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 52%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37%, 52%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(74.7 31.5 34.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.794 0.125 42) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Light Salmon shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ff9b70 — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#ffa077 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#ffa07a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffa17c — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 1.99:1 and against black 10.56:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffeee7 · #ffa07a · #e08865 · #b36545 · #874327 · #5e2408
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#ffd8a4 · #ffbd8b · #ffa07a · #e98b82 · #cf7a87 · #b26b88
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#ffa07a · #a99c70 · #b36849 · #746000 · #713013 · #362b00
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#f6d8cc · #ffa07a · #0eaad1 · #9b6b58 · #774d3d · #4f3429
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6f5fa · #ffa07a · #ae9b94 · #586266 · #34231c · #000203
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e7f4fa · #becdd3 · #90a2a9 · #142c34 · #000910 · #ffa07a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dddcb6 · #ffa07a · #c299aa · #238589 · #303f4d · #04120c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dff6ff · #ffa07a · #44b3b0 · #2162a4 · #002f2e · #000519
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dcfaea · #ffa07a · #60b38d · #5754a4 · #231b59 · #000301
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e8f8de · #ffa07a · #88ad6b · #006b85 · #39114c · #000408
#FFAF8F · #FFBDA3 · #FFCBB6 · #FFD8C9 · #FFE5DB
#D5805E · #AC6143 · #854429 · #5F2810 · #3B0F00
#F2A789 · #E4AD98 · #D6B3A5
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.