Light Salmon sits in the warm orange family, with the hex code #FFA07A mapping to rgb(255, 160, 122) in RGB and hsl(17.1, 100%, 73.9%) in HSL. In OKLCH it carries 79% perceptual lightness and 0.125 chroma — a moderately saturated, dark reading that behaves well as a primary, accent or decisive colour in modern interfaces. Orange combines red's urgency with yellow's optimism, landing on a hue that feels friendly without losing energy. It is the colour of recommendations, "+1" social signals and sunsets — inviting rather than aggressive.
Orange combines red's urgency with yellow's optimism, landing on a hue that feels friendly without losing energy. It is the colour of recommendations, "+1" social signals and sunsets — inviting rather than aggressive.
Pure orange rarely passes WCAG AA against white at body sizes — reserve it for headings, icons or buttons with explicit ≥4.5:1 fallback text colour.
#FFA07Argb(255, 160, 122)hsl(17.1, 100%, 73.9%)hsv(17.1, 52.2%, 100%)lch(75.22% 48.69 46.52)oklch(79.38% 0.1248 42.42)lab(75.22% 33.5 35.33):root {
--color: #ffa07a;
--color-rgb: rgb(255, 160, 122);
--color-hsl: hsl(17.1, 100%, 73.9%);
--color-oklch: oklch(79.38% 0.1248 42.42);
}How light salmon performs as foreground text on common surfaces, scored with WCAG 2.1.
Tints are produced by mixing light salmon with progressively more white.
Shades are produced by mixing light salmon with progressively more black.
Tones are produced by mixing light salmon with progressively more gray, lowering chroma while keeping lightness.