Light Pink

#FFB5C0

What color is Light Pink?

Light pink is a soft, pale shade of pink with a warm, gentle tone, hex #FFB5C0, close to the color of a peony petal. It is lighter than a standard pink but not white, with enough color to appear clearly rosy.

What is the meaning of the color Light Pink?

Pink as a distinct color name entered English in the late 17th century, borrowed from the flower of the same name. For much of the 18th and 19th centuries, pink was considered suitable for boys and blue for girls, a convention documented in trade catalogs and fashion guides of the period. That association reversed in the early 20th century, with the shift largely settled in Western markets by the 1940s. The soft, lighter end of the pink range became a signature of Elsa Schiaparelli’s shocking pink line in the 1930s, anchoring pale pink as a fashion color with cultural weight.

RGB
255, 181, 192
HSL
351°, 100%, 85%
CMYK
0, 29, 25, 0
HSV
351°, 29%, 100%
Light pink color

What colors go with Light Pink?

Colors that pair well with Light pink include:
White: clean, airy softness
Dusty rose: tonal, layered depth
Sage green: fresh, natural contrast
Gold: warm, elegant lift
Navy blue: crisp, bold balance

Similar Colors

Conversions & Codes

Format Value CSS
HEX #FFB5C0 color: #FFB5C0;
RGB 255, 181, 192 color: rgb(255, 181, 192);
RGB Percentage 100%, 71%, 75% color: rgb(100%, 71%, 75%);
CMYK 0%, 29%, 25%, 0% Not supported in CSS
HSL 351°, 100%, 85% color: hsl(351, 100%, 85%);
HSV 351°, 29%, 100% Not supported in CSS
CIE-LAB 68, 15, -4 color: lab(68% 15 -4);
Decimal 16758208 Not supported in CSS

Color Variations

Shades

#FFB3BE
#FF8799
#FF5C74
#FF304F
#FF052B
#D90021
#AD001A
#820014

Tints

#FFE8EB
#FFE0E5
#FFD9DE
#FFD1D8
#FFC9D1
#FFC2CB
#FFBAC4
#FFB3BE

Tones

#FFB3BE
#FBB6C1
#F7BAC3
#F4BEC6
#F0C2C9
#ECC6CB
#E8C9CE
#E4CDD1

Hues

#FFB3BE
#FFE0B3
#E4FFB3
#B3FFBA
#B3FFF4
#B3D1FF
#CDB3FF
#FFB3F7

Color Harmonies

Analogous

#FFB3E4
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#FFB5C0
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#FFCDB3
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Complementary

#FFB5C0
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#B3FFF4
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Split Complementary

#FFB5C0
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#B3FFCD
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#B3E4FF
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Triadic

#FFB5C0
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#BEFFB3
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#B3BEFF
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Tetradic

#FFB5C0
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#E4FFB3
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#B3FFF4
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#CDB3FF
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Square

#FFB5C0
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#E4FFB3
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#B3FFF4
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#CDB3FF
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CSS & Dev Snippets

CSS
.light-pink {
  color: #FFB5C0;
}
SCSS
$light-pink: #FFB5C0;
RGB
rgb(255, 181, 192)

Accessibility & Contrast

White background

1.66:1
1.66
contrast ratio on a white background
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AA
AAA
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Black background

12.62:1
12.62
contrast ratio on a black background
Element
AA
AAA
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Large text
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