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#FFBFA4 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFBFA4 is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FFBFA4 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.

#FFBFA4 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 #A3E3FF; it also sits naturally between #FFA3B6 and #FFEDA3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FFBFA4 · RGB 255, 191, 164

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Color values

HEX#FFBFA4
RGB255, 191, 164
HSL18°, 100%, 82%
HSV18°, 36%, 100%
CMYK0%, 25%, 36%, 0%
XYZ66.57, 61.20, 43.43
Yxy61.20, 0.3889, 0.3575
CIE-Lab82.49, 19.52, 22.59
Hunter Lab78.23, 19.47, 18.27

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 75% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 36% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FFBFA4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FFBFA4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FFBFA4

.text { color: #FFBFA4; }
.background { background-color: #FFBFA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFBFA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 191, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFBFA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 191, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFBFA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 191, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFBFA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFBFA4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFBFA4

#FFA27A#FF8652#FF6D2E#FF5005#DB4200#B33600#8A2900#661F00#3D1200#140600

Tints of #FFBFA4

#FFC2A8#FFC9B3#FFCDB8#FFD4C2#FFD8C7#FFDBCC#FFE2D6#FFE6DB#FFEDE5#FFF1EB

Tones of #FFBFA4

#F9C1AA#F2C4B1#EBC7B7#E5C9BD#DECCC4#D8CFCB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3E3FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.59:1 Fails
Against black text13.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #FFBFA4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFBFA4

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 #FFBFA4: ·

How #FFBFA4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E3E3ABDeuteranopia · #E7ECACTritanopia · #FCB0B1

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFBFA4 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ff80c7
#FF80C7 · #FFBDA3 · #FFE1BB · #FAFFC4
Palette A75d5d
#A75D5D · #D3756B · #F0997D · #FFC3A1
Palette Ffacac
#FFACAC · #FFBFA9 · #FFEBB4 · #FBFFB1
Palette Fff7cd
#FFF7CD · #FDC3A1 · #FB9B8F · #F57799
Palette Fabea7
#FABEA7 · #FBE2E5 · #9CADA4 · #767C77
Palette Fbc6a4
#FBC6A4 · #F4A9A8 · #CE97B0 · #AFB9C8

Similar colors

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

#FFBDA3#FFC3A1#FFBFA9#FDC3A1#FABEA7#FBC6A4#FFC5AA#FFC7A7#FFB6A6#F9C0AB#FFC29B#FFC69D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFBFA3  ·  #FFBFA5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFBFA4?

#FFBFA4 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 191, 164). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFBFA4?

#FFBFA4 is RGB 255, 191, 164 — HSL 18°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 36%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFBFA4?

Its complement is #A3E3FF; analogous partners are #FFA3B6 and #FFEDA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFBFA4 for text?

Black text on #FFBFA4 has a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.