Light coral

#f29c99

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 2 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 coral color values

Every conversion for #f29c99, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f29c99

RGB242, 156, 153

HSL2, 77%, 77%

HSV2, 37%, 95%

CMYK0%, 36%, 37%, 5%

Lab72.86, 31.75, 14.97

XYZ54.26, 44.95, 35.95

Decimal15899801

Web safe#ff9999

Pantone1765 C

Shades of light coral

#ee7d79 #ea5d58 #e63e38 #dd231c #bd1e18 #9c1914 #7c1310 #5c0e0c #3b0908 #1b0403

Tints of light coral

#f3a4a2 #f4adaa #f5b5b3 #f6bdbb #f7c6c4 #f9cecd #fad7d5 #fbdfde #fce7e7 #fdf0ef

Colors that go with light coral

Complementary#99eff2 Analogous#f299c2 Analogous#f2c899 Triadic#99f29c Triadic#9c99f2 Split complementary#99f2c8 Split complementary#99c2f2

Light coral in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 36, 37, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f29c99 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 36 37 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 37 38 11

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 coral in css

Copy #f29c99 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f29c99; }
.text { color: #f29c99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f29c99; }

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 #f29c99 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f29c99 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light coral on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #f29c99 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn light coral into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #f29c99 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

Every value on this page for #f29c99 is computed, not guessed. 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.