Salmon Buff 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 | #015584 |
| Complementary Color | #7bcefd |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.53° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Salmon Buff Color. The Orenju Ogon Koi color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Sè Lèi Orange (#fc824a) for more calm effect. Try Sicilian Villa as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7bcefd is the best complementary color to Salmon Buff. 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 #feaa7b complementary color is Malibu, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hit Pink are #fd7b8d and #fdeb7b. Thus found on the left and right of #feaa7b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geraldine and Kournikova colors as they work well with Salmon Buff.
The split-complementary Salmon Buff palette consists of #7b8dfd and #7bfdeb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7bcefd). Try Malibu and Aquamarine colors in combination with #feaa7b, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #feaa7b 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 Salmon Buff. Thus Heliotrope and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Salmon Buff contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Mint Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #feaa7b square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Salmon Buff tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7bcefd) and two others. The Mint Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Persian Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7bfdaa and #fd7bce.
In a RGB color space, hex #feaa7b is made of 46% red, 31% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Salmon Buff has a hue angle of 21.53°, a saturation of 98.5% and a lightness of 73.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #feaa7b is made of 0% cyan, 32.94% magenta, 51.37% yellow and 0.39% black ink.
| HEX | #feaa7b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(254,170,123) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 31%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 32.94, 51.37, 0.39 |
| HSL | hsl(21.53,98.5%,73.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.53,51.57%,99.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.8304,25.9636,36.7234) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.8229,51.2503,25.5309) |