Palettes / Colors / #FBE5DF

#FBE5DF — Pale Vivid Orange

#FBE5DF is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mistyrose (#FFE4E1) — not an exact match. CSS mistyrose gives you #FFE4E1, a different color; use #FBE5DF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FBE5DF is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DFF5FB; it also sits naturally between #FBDFE7 and #FBF3DF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 90% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 11% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FBE5DF

.text { color: #FBE5DF; }
.background { background-color: #FBE5DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBE5DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 229, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 78%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBE5DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 229, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBE5DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 229, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBE5DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBE5DF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFF5FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBE5DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBE5DF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #FBE5DF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBE5DF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBE5DE  ·  #FBE5E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBE5DF?

#FBE5DF is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 251, 229, 223). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBE5DF?

#FBE5DF is RGB 251, 229, 223 — HSL 13°, 78%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 11%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBE5DF?

Its complement is #DFF5FB; analogous partners are #FBDFE7 and #FBF3DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBE5DF for text?

Black text on #FBE5DF has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.