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#FEE3CC — Pale Vivid Orange

#FEE3CC is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: bisque (#FFE4C4) — not an exact match. CSS bisque gives you #FFE4C4, a different color; use #FEE3CC 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.

#FEE3CC 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 #CDE7FE; it also sits naturally between #FECDCF and #FEFCCD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FEE3CC · RGB 254, 227, 204

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Color values

HEX#FEE3CC
RGB254, 227, 204
HSL28°, 96%, 90%
HSV28°, 20%, 100%
CMYK0%, 11%, 20%, 0%
XYZ79.24, 80.37, 68.46
Yxy80.37, 0.3474, 0.3524
CIE-Lab91.85, 5.72, 14.61
Hunter Lab89.65, 5.77, 13.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 89% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 20% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FEE3CC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FEE3CC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FEE3CC

.text { color: #FEE3CC; }
.background { background-color: #FEE3CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FEE3CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 227, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FEE3CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 227, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FEE3CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 227, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FEE3CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FEE3CC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FEE3CC

#FDCBA0#FCB678#FB9D4B#FB8823#EB7005#BE5B04#964803#693202#411F01#140A00

Tints of #FEE3CC

#FEE7D2#FEE7D2#FEE9D7#FEE9D7#FEECDC#FEEFE1#FEEFE1#FEF1E6#FEF1E6#FFF4EB

Tones of #FEE3CC

#FAE4D1#F7E4D4#F4E5D7#F0E5DB#ECE5DF#E9E5E2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDE7FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.23:1 Fails
Against black text17.07:1 AAA

Best text color on #FEE3CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FEE3CC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FEE3CC: ·

How #FEE3CC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F2F2D2Deuteranopia · #F4F6D3Tritanopia · #FDD6D7

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FEE3CC rather than the exact color:

Palette 0c359e
#0C359E · #EE99C2 · #FFE3CA · #F6F5F5
Palette Fff3e2
#FFF3E2 · #FFE5CA · #FA9884 · #E74646
Palette Cffffe
#CFFFFE · #F9F7D9 · #FCE2CE · #FFC1F3
Palette Fff7f1
#FFF7F1 · #FFE4C9 · #E78895 · #BED1CF
Palette E72929
#E72929 · #FF5BAE · #FFE4CF · #FFFDD7
Palette Cdc733
#CDC733 · #966C3B · #D0AF84 · #FFE6CA

Similar colors

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

#FFE3CA#FFE5CA#FCE2CE#FFE4C9#FFE4CF#FFE6CA#FFE5CF#FFE7CC#FFE6C9#FFE8CD#FDE8CB#FEE7C8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FEE3CB  ·  #FEE3CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FEE3CC?

#FEE3CC is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 254, 227, 204). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FEE3CC?

#FEE3CC is RGB 254, 227, 204 — HSL 28°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 20%, 0%.

What colors go with #FEE3CC?

Its complement is #CDE7FE; analogous partners are #FECDCF and #FEFCCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FEE3CC for text?

Black text on #FEE3CC has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.