Salmon (color)

Warm color

Salmon is a warm color ranging from light orange to pink, named after the color of salmon flesh.

The first recorded use of salmon as a color name in English was in 1776.^[1]

The actual color of salmon flesh varies from almost white to light orange, depending on their levels of the carotenoid astaxanthin, which in turn is the result of the richness of the fish's diet of krill and shrimp; salmon raised on fish farms are given non-synthetic or artificial coloring in their food.^[2]^[3]

The flesh of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is lighter and oranger than that of the various Pacific salmon species (from the genus Oncorhynchus).^[4]

Variations of salmon

Salmon

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FA8072
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(250, 128, 114)
HSV (h, s, v)	(6°, 54%, 98%)
CIELCh_uv (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
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(255, 160, 122)
HSV (h, s, v)	(17°, 52%, 100%)
CIELCh_uv (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
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(255, 145, 164)
HSV (h, s, v)	(350°, 43%, 100%)
CIELCh_uv (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
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(233, 150, 122)
HSV (h, s, v)	(15°, 48%, 91%)
CIELCh_uv (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
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(226, 114, 91)
HSV (h, s, v)	(10°, 60%, 89%)
CIELCh_uv (L, C, h)	(61, 90, 20°)
Source	DMC Color List
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong reddish orange
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Salmon pink (or salmon in Crayola crayons) was introduced by Crayola in 1949. See the List of Crayola crayon colors.

Light salmon has a yellower hue and less saturation when compared to salmon.

Dark salmon resembles the color light salmon, but is grayer. Like the web colors shown above, it is used in HTML and CSS.

Terra cotta is a tone with relatively low brightness. It resembles terracotta pottery.

References

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^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203; Color Sample of Salmon: Page 43 Plate 10 Color Sample A7
^ "Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Animal Nutrition on the use of canthaxanthin in feedingstuffs for salmon and trout, laying hens, and other poultry" (PDF). European Commission - Health & Consumer Protection Directorate. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
^ "The Truth About Farmed Salmon at Whole Foods Market". Whole Foods Website. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
^ "Atlantic and Pacific salmon: What's the difference?". Cook Inlet. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
^ ^a ^b ^c "CSS Color Module Level 3".
^ ^a ^b ^c "Basic Data Types and Interfaces — SVG 2". www.w3.org.

Shades of orange

Aerospace orange	Alloy orange	Amber	Apricot	Atomic tangerine	Brown	Burnt orange	Butterscotch	Carrot orange	Champagne (color)

Chrome Orange	Coral	Dark orange (web)	Desert sand (color)	Engineering orange	Flame	Giants orange	Gold	Golden Gate Bridge	Goldenrod

Hunyadi yellow	Light orange	Mahogany	Melon	Orange (Crayola)	Orange (Pantone)	Orange peel	Orange (web)	Orange (wheel)	Papaya whip

Peach	Persian orange	Persimmon	Portland orange	Princeton orange	Pumpkin	Rust	Safety orange	Saffron	Spanish orange

Tangelo	Tangerine	Tawny	Tiger’s Eye	Titian Red	UT orange	Xanthous

A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.

Shades of pink

Amaranth	Amaranth pink	Baker-Miller pink	Barbie Pink	Blush	Brilliant rose	Brink pink	Carnation pink	Cameo Pink	Cerise

Champagne pink	Cherry blossom pink	China rose	Coral	Coral pink	Cordovan	Cyclamen	Deep pink	Dogwood rose	Fairy Tale

French rose	Fuchsia	Fuchsia rose	Folly	Heliotrope	Hollywood cerise	Hot magenta	Hot pink	Lavender blush	Lavender pink

Magenta	Mexican pink	Mimi Pink	Misty rose	Mountbatten pink	Old rose	Orchid pink	Pale Dogwood	Peach	Persian rose

Persian pink	Phlox	Piggy pink	Pink	Pink lavender	Pink lace	Rose Pompadour	Puce	Raspberry	Razzle dazzle rose

Razzmatazz	Red-violet	Raspberry rose	Rose	Rose Bonbon	Rose ebony	Rose pink	Rose quartz	Rose red	Rose taupe

Rose vale	Rosewood	Rosy brown	Salmon pink	Seashell	Shocking pink	Tea rose	Tickle me pink	Telemagenta	Thulian pink

Ultra pink

A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.

Shades of red

Amaranth purple	Barn red	Bittersweet	Bittersweet shimmer	Blood red	Bright pink (Crayola)	Burgundy	Candy apple red	Cantaloupe melon	Cardinal

Carmine	Cerise	Chili red	Chocolate cosmos	Cinnabar	Claret	Coquelicot	Coral pink	Cordovan	Cornell red

Crimson	Dark red	Falu red	Fire brick	Fire engine red	Folly	Garnet	Imperial red	Indian red	Jasper

Light coral	Light red	Madder	Mahogany	Maroon	Misty rose	Off-red (RGB)	Old rose	OU crimson	Penn red

Persian red	Pink	Poppy	Red	Red-brown	Red (CMYK) (pigment red)	Red (Crayola)	Red (Munsell)	Red (NCS)	Red (Pantone)

Redwood	Rojo	Rose	Rose ebony	Rose red	Rose taupe	Rose vale	Rosewood	Rosy brown	Rust

Rusty red	Salmon	Salmon pink	Scarlet	Syracuse red-orange	Tea rose (red)	Tomato	Turkey red	Vermilion	Wine

A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.

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