Light pink

#e5aead

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. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Light pink color values

Every conversion for #e5aead, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e5aead
RGB229, 174, 173
HSL1, 52%, 79%
HSV1, 24%, 90%
CMYK0%, 24%, 24%, 10%
Lab76.04, 19.93, 8.31
XYZ54.99, 49.95, 46.28
Decimal15052461
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone501 C
Pantone501 CHex#e5aeadRgb229 174 173Cmyk0 24 24 10Lab76 20 8Darker#c34341Deep#d47877Lighter#f5e4e4

Shades of light pink

Tints of light pink

Colors that go with light pink

Light pink in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 24, 24, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e5aead on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 24 24 10
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 26 26 16
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 #e5aead straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e5aead; }
.text { color: #e5aead; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5aead; }

How light pink looks on light and dark

Light pink and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e5aead against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.91:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
10.99:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e5aead 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 #e5aead 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 #e5aead 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

Every value on this page for #e5aead is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.