Description and conversion results of color Light Salmon

It is a bright neon orange color having an approximate luminance of 75%. It has a hue value of 17° indicating that this is a warm color.

Some of the most similar colors to this color are Atomic Tangerine, Strawberry Blonde, Dark Salmon, Vivid Tangerine, Middle Red, Copper (Crayola), Coral, Mango Tango, Tumbleweed and Tan (Crayola). A little below you will find the most similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors too.

Conversion results

The following list contains the conversion results of color Light Salmon to RGB, hexadecimal, HSL, HSV, Lab and XYZ colorspaces: each format represents the same color.

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Similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors

The most important note: in real life paints might have a different shade compared to as they appear on your display. You shall always consult and double-check colors with a professional paint provider before you order.

The following list contains the nearest matching standard colors. The left hexagon is the reference, the right one is the matched color. For each color there is a link to our partner MyPerfectColor.com, where you can buy paints of the corresponding colors.

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Tints, shades and tones

Tints, shades and tones are generated from the base color by adding white, black and gray paint to it respectively. The process results a harmonic color scale.

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Tints

These are the color variants which are generated by adding white color to the base Light Salmon color. This process results a scale from a bright neon orange color to white. The warmness of the color remains the same as it gets brigther and brighter.

This color scale contains similar colors to Melon, Vivid Tangerine, Tumbleweed, Apricot, Desert Sand, Unbleached Silk, Peach (Crayola), Misty Rose, Champagne Pink, Seashell, Linen, Isabelline and Snow.

Shades

These are the color variants which are generated by adding black color to the base Light Salmon color. This process results a scale from a bright neon orange color to black. The warmness of the color remains the same as it gets darker and darker.

This color scale contains similar colors to Brown Sugar, Copper Red, Blast-off Bronze, French Beige, Tuscan Brown, Coffee, Bole, Chestnut, Dark Liver (horses), Old Burgundy, Bistre, Café Noir, Raisin Black, Black Chocolate, Black Coffee and Smoky Black.

Tones

These are the color variants which are generated by adding gray color to the base Light Salmon color. This process results a scale from a bright neon orange color to gray. The warmness of the color remains the same as it gets grayer and grayer.

This color scale contains similar colors to Dark Salmon, Vivid Tangerine, Tumbleweed, Melon, Antique Brass, Silver Pink, Desert Sand, Pastel Pink, Pale Silver, Silver (Crayola) and Black Shadows.

Color schemes and palettes

Color schemes represent a set of colors creating a harmonic and aesthetic feeling. Color schemes are generated by choosing colors around the color wheel.

We can talk about monochromatic, complementary, triadic and tetradic color schemes, choosing one, two, three or four colors around the color wheel respectively. In the following tables these color schemes are present.

Monochromatic

The monochromatic scale is generated by choosing colors on the color wheel near to the base color. As the colors of the monochromatic scale are close to each other, they create a harmonic feeling.

This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of rose, red, orange and yellow colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Pansy Purple, Byzantium, Persian Pink, Middle Purple, Antique Ruby, Claret, Salmon Pink, Light Coral, Sienna, Kobe, Dark Salmon, Strawberry Blonde, Pullman Brown (UPS Brown), Sepia, Earth Yellow, Indian Yellow, Army Green, Dark Moss Green, Olive Green and Dark Khaki.

Complementary

The complementary scale is generated by choosing the color on the opposite side on the color wheel relative to the base color. This results in slight vibrating tension between the complementary colors.

This color scale contains warm and cold colors. There are variants of orange and cyan colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Seal Brown, Liver (organ), Copper Red, Brown Sugar, Apricot, Peach (Crayola), Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Rich Black, Blue (Munsell), Blue-green, Sky Blue (Crayola) and Middle Blue.

Triadic

The triadic scale is generated by choosing two colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combines the slight vibrating tension and the harmonic feeling between the triadic colors.

This color scale contains warm and cold colors. There are variants of orange, azure, blue and green colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Sienna, Kobe, Dark Salmon, Middle Red, Dark Cornflower Blue, YInMn Blue, Maximum Blue Purple, Wild Blue Yonder, Castleton Green, Blue-green (color Wheel), Mountain Meadow and Ocean Green.

Tetradic

The tetradic scale is generated by choosing three colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combination covers the whole color wheel containing both the complementary and harmonic colors of the base color.

This color scale contains warm and cold colors. There are variants of orange, green, cyan and violet colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Sienna, Kobe, Dark Salmon, Middle Red, Lincoln Green, Dark Green (X11), Bud Green, Mantis, Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Dark Slate Gray, Cerulean (Crayola), Cyan (Process), Eminence, Maximum Purple, Bright Lilac and Wisteria.

If you want to have a more detailed control of the colors in the schemes, have a look at the Spektran application too!

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