Light coral

#d9887c

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

This is Light coral, a strong red sitting at 8 degrees on the wheel. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Light coral color values

Every conversion for #d9887c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d9887c

RGB217, 136, 124

HSL8, 55%, 67%

HSV8, 43%, 85%

CMYK0%, 37%, 43%, 15%

Lab64.82, 29.62, 19.49

XYZ41.06, 33.82, 23.43

Decimal14256252

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone694 C

Shades of light coral

#d27264 #cb5c4c #c04938 #a84031 #90372a #782e23 #60251c #481b15 #30120e #180907

Tints of light coral

#dc9388 #e09d93 #e3a89f #e7b3ab #eabdb7 #edc8c2 #f1d3ce #f4ddda #f8e8e5 #fbf2f1

Colors that go with light coral

Complementary#7ccdd9 Analogous#d97c9e Analogous#d9b77c Triadic#7cd988 Triadic#887cd9 Split complementary#7cd9b7 Split complementary#7c9ed9

Light coral in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 37, 43, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d9887c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 37 43 15

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 38 44 21

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 coral in css

Copy #d9887c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d9887c; }
.text { color: #d9887c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9887c; }

How light coral looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light coral and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #d9887c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d9887c against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light coral on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #d9887c sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn light coral into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #d9887c and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

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

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #d9887c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.