Salmon is awarm color ranging from lightorange topink, named after the color ofsalmon flesh.
The first recorded use ofsalmon as a color name inEnglish was in 1776.[1]
The actual color of salmon flesh varies from almost white to light orange, depending on their levels of thecarotenoidastaxanthin, which in turn is the result of the richness of the fish's diet ofkrill andshrimp; salmon raised onfish farms are given non-synthetic or artificial coloring in their food.[2][3]
The flesh ofAtlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is lighter and oranger than that of the variousPacific salmon species (from the genusOncorhynchus).[4]
| Salmon | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FA8072 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (250, 128, 114) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (6°, 54%, 98%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (67, 95, 17°) |
| Source | X11[5][6] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong reddish orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
| Light salmon | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FFA07A |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 160, 122) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (17°, 52%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (75, 80, 28°) |
| Source | X11[5][6] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong yellowish pink |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
| Salmon pink | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FF91A4 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 145, 164) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (350°, 43%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (72, 73, 3°) |
| Source | Crayola |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong pink |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
| Dark salmon | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #E9967A |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (233, 150, 122) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (15°, 48%, 91%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (70, 67, 27°) |
| Source | X11[5][6] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong yellowish pink |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
| Terra cotta | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #E2725B |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (226, 114, 91) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (10°, 60%, 89%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (61, 90, 20°) |
| Source | DMC Color List[7] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong reddish orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Salmon pink (orsalmon inCrayola crayons) was introduced by Crayola in 1949. See theList of Crayola crayon colors.
Light salmon has a yellower hue and less saturation when compared tosalmon.
Dark salmon resembles the colorlight salmon, but is grayer. Like the web colors shown above, it is used inHTML andCSS.
Terra cotta is a tone with relatively low brightness. It resemblesterracotta pottery.
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