Light pink

#dc9daa

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

Light pink is a light red that reads soft. 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 pink color values

Every conversion for #dc9daa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dc9daa
RGB220, 157, 170
HSL348, 47%, 74%
HSV348, 29%, 86%
CMYK0%, 29%, 23%, 14%
Lab71.03, 25.32, 2.63
XYZ48.83, 42.23, 43.61
Decimal14458282
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone508 C
Pantone508 CHex#dc9daaRgb220 157 170Cmyk0 29 23 14Lab71 25 3Darker#ad3e55Deep#c9687cLighter#edd3d8

Shades of light pink

Tints of light pink

Colors that go with light pink

Light pink in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 29, 23, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dc9daa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 29 23 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 31 25 20
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light pink in css

Copy #dc9daa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dc9daa; }
.text { color: #dc9daa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc9daa; }

How light pink looks on light and dark

Light pink and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #dc9daa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.22:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
9.45:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dc9daa against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light pink on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #dc9daa 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 pink? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn light pink into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #dc9daa 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 pink, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #dc9daa come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.