Baked Salmon Color

#df9876

Baked Salmon is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #206789
Complementary Color #76bddf
Color Shade: warm red (19.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 66.86% (better contrasting with white)
Baked Salmon Color Sample
Baked Salmon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #df9876

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Baked Salmon Color. The Orange Shot color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sumptuous Peach (#e5b99b) for more calm effect. Try Oakley Apricot as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#76bddf is the best complementary color to Baked Salmon. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #df9876 complementary color is Viking, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Burning Sand are #df7688 and #dfcc76. Thus found on the left and right of #df9876 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Blush and Chenin colors as they work well with Baked Salmon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Baked Salmon palette consists of #7688df and #76dfcc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#76bddf). Try Chetwode Blue and Aquamarine Blue colors in combination with #df9876, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #df9876 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Baked Salmon. Thus Medium Purple and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Baked Salmon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viking, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #df9876 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Baked Salmon tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#76bddf) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Orchid – 120° from the complementary Viking. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #76df98 and #df76bc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #df9876 is made of 45% red, 31% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Baked Salmon has a hue angle of 19.43°, a saturation of 62.13% and a lightness of 66.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #df9876 is made of 0% cyan, 27.84% magenta, 41.18% yellow and 12.55% black ink.

HEX #df9876
RGB Decimal rgb(223,152,118)
RGB Percentage 45%, 31%, 24%
CMYK 0, 27.84, 41.18, 12.55
HSL hsl(19.43,62.13%,66.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(19.43,47.09%,87.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.0778,22.7803,28.6431)
XYZ xyz(44.9297,39.4525,22.3866)
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