Light red

#c5b2ae

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

Light red lands in the red band, light and muted. 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 red color values

Every conversion for #c5b2ae, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c5b2ae

RGB197, 178, 174

HSL10, 17%, 73%

HSV10, 12%, 77%

CMYK0%, 10%, 12%, 23%

Lab74.04, 6.12, 4.5

XYZ46.59, 46.77, 46.62

Decimal12956334

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone435 C

Shades of light red

#b79f9a #a98c86 #9a7972 #896962 #755a54 #614a46 #4d3b37 #3a2c29 #261d1b #120e0d

Tints of light red

#cab9b5 #cfbfbc #d4c6c3 #d9cdca #ded4d1 #e3dad8 #e8e1df #ede8e6 #f2eeee #f8f5f5

Colors that go with light red

Complementary#aec1c5 Analogous#c5aeb6 Analogous#c5beae Triadic#aec5b2 Triadic#b2aec5 Split complementary#aec5be Split complementary#aeb6c5

Light red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 10, 12, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c5b2ae on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 10 12 23

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 13 15 29

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light red in css

Copy #c5b2ae straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c5b2ae; }
.text { color: #c5b2ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5b2ae; }

How light red looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c5b2ae against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c5b2ae against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c5b2ae sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light red? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c5b2ae 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 red, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #c5b2ae are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.