Information about Light Rose color

#FFC5CB - Light Rose color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FFC5CB ("Light Rose") belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Luminous brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(255, 197, 203) — 100% red, 77.3% green, 79.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 23 / 20 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #FFC5CB reads as a intensely saturated red and glows at the very top of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pale Amaranth (#FFC2C9). Nearby in the Register you will also find Bubble Gum (#FFC1CC) and Pink (#FFC0CB).

In RGB terms — rgb(255, 197, 203) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #FFC5CB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. The name "Light Rose" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Light Rose color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Light Rose color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Light Rose

#FFC5CB
#FFD2D6

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#FFDDE0

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#FFE8EA

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#FFF3F4

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White

#FFFFFF

Light Rose color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Light Rose

#FFC5CB
#FF6C7A

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#FF1129

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#B50012

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#5A0009

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Black

#000000

Light Rose color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Light Rose

#FFC5CB
#F5A8B0

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#E3929A

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#CA848B

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#A87D82

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Grey

#808080

Light Rose color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#FFEEC6

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Light Rose

#FFC5CB
#FFC6E2

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#FFC6F9

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#EEC6FF

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Light Rose color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#FFC5CB
Light Rose

#FFC5CB

#C7FFF9
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#FFC5CB
Light Rose

#FFC5CB

#C7E9FF
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#C7FFDD
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#FFDDC7
#FFDDC7

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#FFC5CB
Light Rose

#FFC5CB

#FFC7E9
#FFC7E9

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#FFC5CB
Light Rose

#FFC5CB

#CDFFC7
#CDFFC7

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#C7CDFF
#C7CDFF

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#FFC5CB
Light Rose

#FFC5CB

#FFF9C7
#FFF9C7

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#C7FFF9
#C7FFF9

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#C7CDFF
#C7CDFF

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#FFC5CB
Light Rose

#FFC5CB

#E9FFC7
#E9FFC7

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#C7FFF9
#C7FFF9

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#DDC7FF
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Nearest named colors to Light Rose

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Pale Amaranth color link
Pale Amaranth

#FFC2C9

Bubble Gum color link
Bubble Gum

#FFC1CC

Pink color link
Pink

#FFC0CB

Pale Crimson color link
Pale Crimson

#FFC2D1

Light Red color link
Light Red

#FFCCCB

Pale Rose color link
Pale Rose

#FDC1C5

Pale Scarlet color link
Pale Scarlet

#FFC9C2

Azalea color link
Azalea

#F9C0C4

Bee-fox Peach color link
Bee-fox Peach

#FFCFCF

Your Pink color link
Your Pink

#FFC3C0

Pale Raspberry color link
Pale Raspberry

#FFC2D9

Baby Pink color link
Baby Pink

#F4C2C2

Light Rose color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#FFC5CB - Light Rose color image Light Rose color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
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#FFC5CB - Light Rose color image Light Rose color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#FFC5CB - Light Rose color image Light Rose color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFC5CB
  • RGB255, 197, 203
  • CMYK0, 23, 20, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 197, 203)
  • HSL354°, 100%, 89%
  • HSL Precise353.793°, 100%, 88.627%
  • HSV354°, 23%, 100%
  • HSB354°, 23%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.773, 0.796)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.773, 0.796, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.773, 0.796)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFFC5CB
  • DECIMAL ID16762315
  • Name Length10
  • This page visited900 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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