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#FFB6B4 Young Salmon

#FFB6B4 is a light, moderately saturated pink named Young Salmon. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 71.4% green and 70.6% blue (rgb(255, 182, 180)). Its HSL value is 2° hue, 100% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black. #FFB6B4 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.60:1.

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Variations of #FFB6B4

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FFB6B4 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FFB6B4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFB6B4 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D5CEB3
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C4C0B4
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D6BFB3
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D5CEB3
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E2C6B3
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFAEB6
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFB3B5
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C8C8C8
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D8C4C4

#FFB6B4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.67:1 Very poor#FFB6B4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.60:1 Super#FFB6B4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFB6B4 in CSS

/* Young Salmon */
.color { color: #FFB6B4; }
.background { background-color: #FFB6B4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFB6B4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 182 180);
color: hsl(2 100% 85%);
color: oklch(0.844 0.085 20.8);

#FFB6B4 FAQ

What color is #FFB6B4?

#FFB6B4 is a light, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Young Salmon. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFB6B4?

#FFB6B4 is rgb(255, 182, 180) in RGB, hsl(2, 100%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 29%, 29%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFB6B4?

The complementary color of #FFB6B4 is #B4FDFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFB6B4?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFB6B4: 12.60:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFB6B4 a warm or cool color?

#FFB6B4 is a warm color.