The invention relates to a method for producing decorative paper, in which a decorative design in printed onto a paper web. According to the method, a digital printing system is used, the paper web has a grammage of at least 45 g/m2 and at most 65 g/m2, a primer is applied to the paper web in a application amount of at least 4 g/m2 and at most 6 g/m2, preferably 5 g/m2, prior to the decorative design being printed on, and the decorative design is printed on with at most 7.5 g/m2 printing ink.