#FFA07ALightsalmon is a vivid, fully saturated, light warm orange (#FFA07A).
At hue 17° with 100% saturation, lightsalmon lands firmly in the orange family — a warm color through and through. Colors in this range are commonly associated with enthusiasm, friendliness and affordability, which makes lightsalmon a natural fit for playful brands, food products and secondary calls to action.
Lightsalmon is light enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on lightsalmon hits 10.56:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 1.99:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of lightsalmon sits at 197° — #7AD9FF, close to skyblue — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same warm temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for lightsalmon in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from lightsalmon's position on the color wheel (hue 17°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix lightsalmon toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how lightsalmon performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Lightsalmon | 1.99:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Lightsalmon | 10.56:1 | AAA | AAA |
#D6D583#DBE285#FA8A8CCopy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword lightsalmon directly.
:root {
--lightsalmon: #FFA07A;
--lightsalmon-rgb: 255, 160, 122;
--lightsalmon-tint: #FFCBB6;
--lightsalmon-shade: #8C5843;
}
.btn-lightsalmon {
background: var(--lightsalmon);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'lightsalmon': {
DEFAULT: '#FFA07A',
light: '#FFCBB6',
dark: '#8C5843',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.