Light pink

#dfa8a3

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

This is Light pink, a soft red sitting at 5 degrees on the wheel. 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 #dfa8a3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dfa8a3
RGB223, 168, 163
HSL5, 48%, 76%
HSV5, 27%, 87%
CMYK0%, 25%, 27%, 13%
Lab73.76, 19.51, 10.45
XYZ51.04, 46.34, 40.9
Decimal14657699
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone693 C
Pantone693 CHex#dfa8a3Rgb223 168 163Cmyk0 25 27 13Lab74 20 10Darker#b4493fDeep#cd766eLighter#f0dbd9

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, 25, 27, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dfa8a3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 25 27 13
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 27 29 19
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 #dfa8a3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dfa8a3; }
.text { color: #dfa8a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfa8a3; }

How light pink looks on light and dark

Light pink and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #dfa8a3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.05:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
10.27:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dfa8a3 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 #dfa8a3 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 #dfa8a3 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 #dfa8a3 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 uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.