Salmon (color) facts for kids

This box shows the color salmon.

The flesh of the salmon fish is salmon-colored.

Salmon (pronounced sa-mon, as the l is silent) is a range of pale pinkish-orange to light pink colors, named after the color of salmon flesh.

The first recorded use of salmon as a color name in English was in 1776.

Tones of salmon color comparison chart

Name	HEX Code	Red	Green	Blue	Hue	Sat	Lum
Pale Salmon	#FFCC99	255	204	153	030°	100%	80%
Light Salmon Pink	#FF9999	255	153	153	000°	100%	80%
Salmon Pink (Crayola Crayon "Salmon")	#FF91A4	255	145	164	350°	100%	78%
Light Salmon (web color)	#FFA07A	255	160	122	017°	100%	74%
Medium Salmon	#FF8C69	255	140	105	014°	100%	71%
Salmon (web color)	#FA8072	250	128	114	006°	93%	71%
Dark Salmon (web color)	#E9967A	233	150	122	015°	72%	70%