Salmon Red

A pink-toned orange-red like salmon flesh, soft and warm

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HSLhsl(6, 93%, 71%)

HSVhsv(6, 54%, 98%)

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RGBArgba(250, 128, 114, 1)

HSLAhsla(6, 93%, 71%, 1)

OKLCHoklch(85.2%, 0.077, 28)

LCHlch(81.8%, 17.5, 33)

🎨 Color Palettes

Analogous2-3 adjacent hues (≤60°)

Triadic3 hues spaced 120° apart

Split ComplementaryMain color + colors adjacent to its complement

Complementary2 hues spaced 180° apart

Tetradic (Rectangle)4 hues forming a rectangle

MonochromaticSingle hue with varying saturation and lightness

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Lightness VariationFixed hue and saturation, proportional lightness scaling 30%→100%

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Saturation VariationFixed hue and lightness, proportional saturation scaling 40%→100%

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Lightness + Saturation Mixed VariationSimultaneous lightness and saturation proportional scaling

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Hue Fine-TuningFixed saturation and lightness, stepwise hue fine-tuning ±15°

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💡 Use Cases

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Skin-Friendly Bedding

The dye for high-thread-count long-staple cotton sheet sets, creating a relaxed, soft, and tranquil sleep-promoting environment.

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Sushi Plating

The natural color of salmon sashimi, conveying intuitive information about the freshness and delicate texture of the meat in culinary visuals.

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Maternity & Baby Products

The mainstream palette for hospital bags and baby clothes, rejecting harsh bright colors to protect newborns' fragile optic nerves.

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Office Manicure

A low-saturation nail polish shade that brightens hand skin tone while safely navigating strict workplace dress codes.

📜 Origin & History

Salmon pink was first recorded as an independent color name in 1776, coined by a British cloth merchant to describe a shade resembling fresh salmon flesh. This orange-pink, with its delicate marbled texture, instantly won favor with upper-class salon hostesses.

19th-century Impressionist painters were obsessed with capturing skin tones under light. Renoir's female nudes heavily used salmon red tones, as he found this warm pinkish-red perfectly conveyed the translucence of sunlight penetrating skin and the subtle blood color of capillaries, full of life's beauty.

In the 1920s Art Deco period, this pink with a natural sheen became the main color for upscale powder rooms and boudoirs. Whether on powder compacts or silk slips, salmon red represented a well-maintained delicacy and refinement born only from a life of privilege.

As Minimalism peaked in the late 20th century, overly saccharine Barbie pinks were rejected, replaced by salmon red with its gray undertone and orange leanings, becoming the versatile color for middle-class bedrooms and living rooms. It is considered the 'pink with intellect'—not childish, yet maintaining gentle goodwill towards the world.

Today, salmon red is one of the most popular trans-seasonal colors in the Pantone library. On screens and paper, its high affinity makes it widely used in maternity, skincare, and healthy food sectors, silently healing the taut nerves and tired eyes of people in the information age.

🧠 Color Psychology

Softly HealingLike tender flesh and velvet, it triggers a tactile synesthesia of gentleness, greatly alleviating mental tension and defensiveness, offering a swaddling sense of security.

Healthy VitalityIts perfect amount of blood-color makes it look incredibly healthy, radiating the good complexion from regular routines and ample nutrition, full of steady, positive energy.

Gentle InclusivityExtremely low saturation, placing no burden on the eyes. The color character is gentle, a good listener, and extremely tolerant, suited to diffusing conflict and social awkwardness.

Understated EleganceThough in the pink family, it isn't frivolous. The added orange tones mature it, giving it character and backbone—a restrained, elegant femininity independent of age.

Spring AwakeningA spring-summer transitional color, like newly bloomed buds, signaling winter's end and the revival of all things, bringing hope and a fresh sense of expectation.

Adaptable EaseLacking intense visual ambition, it blends seamlessly with any color scheme, embodying an easy-going, highly adaptable life philosophy indifferent to environment.

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