Light red

#bdaeae

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light red, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Light red is a light red that reads open. Light reds like this land in beauty, food and lifestyle branding. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Light red color values

Every conversion for #bdaeae, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bdaeae
RGB189, 174, 174
HSL0, 10%, 71%
HSV0, 8%, 74%
CMYK0%, 8%, 8%, 26%
Lab72.33, 5.37, 1.94
XYZ43.76, 44.15, 46.26
Decimal12431022
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone436 C
Pantone436 CHex#bdaeaeRgb189 174 174Cmyk0 8 8 26Lab72 5 2Darker#796363Deep#9d8787Lighter#ddd6d6

Shades of light red

Tints of light red

Colors that go with light red

Light red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 8, 8, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bdaeae on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 8 8 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 11 11 32
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light red in css

Copy #bdaeae straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bdaeae; }
.text { color: #bdaeae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdaeae; }

How light red looks on light and dark

Light red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bdaeae against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.14:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
9.83:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bdaeae against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bdaeae sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light red? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bdaeae and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light red, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #bdaeae is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.