Light coral

#ffa199

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

Light coral lands in the red band, light and vivid. 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 #ffa199, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ffa199
RGB255, 161, 153
HSL5, 100%, 80%
HSV5, 40%, 100%
CMYK0%, 37%, 40%, 0%
Lab75.48, 33.96, 18.85
XYZ59.73, 49.05, 36.46
Decimal16753049
Web safe#ff9999
Pantone1765 C
Pantone1765 CHex#ffa199Rgb255 161 153Cmyk0 37 40 0Lab75 34 19Darker#ff1d0aDeep#ff5f52Lighter#fde4e2

Shades of light coral

Tints of light coral

Colors that go with light coral

Light coral in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 37, 40, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ffa199 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 37 40 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 38 41 6
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 #ffa199 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ffa199; }
.text { color: #ffa199; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffa199; }

How light coral looks on light and dark

Light coral and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ffa199 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.94:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
10.81:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ffa199 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 #ffa199 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 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 #ffa199 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 coral, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #ffa199 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.