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#FFBFA6 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFBFA6 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 #FFBFA6 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.

#FFBFA6 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 #A8E6FF; it also sits naturally between #FFA8BB and #FFECA8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FFBFA6 · RGB 255, 191, 166

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Color values

HEX#FFBFA6
RGB255, 191, 166
HSL17°, 100%, 83%
HSV17°, 35%, 100%
CMYK0%, 25%, 35%, 0%
XYZ66.75, 61.27, 44.39
Yxy61.27, 0.3872, 0.3554
CIE-Lab82.53, 19.76, 21.58
Hunter Lab78.28, 19.72, 17.57

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 75% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 35% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FFBFA6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FFBFA6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FFBFA6

.text { color: #FFBFA6; }
.background { background-color: #FFBFA6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFBFA6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 191, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 100%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFBFA6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 191, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFBFA6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 191, 166, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFBFA6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFBFA6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFBFA6

#FFA480#FF8657#FF692E#FF4C05#E04000#B83400#8F2800#661D00#3D1100#140600

Tints of #FFBFA6

#FFC5AD#FFCCB8#FFCFBD#FFD3C2#FFDACC#FFDED1#FFE2D6#FFE5DB#FFEDE5#FFF0EB

Tones of #FFBFA6

#F9C3AE#F2C6B5#ECC9BB#E6CCC1#E0CEC7#DAD1CE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A8E6FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.58:1 Fails
Against black text13.25:1 AAA

Best text color on #FFBFA6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFBFA6

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 #FFBFA6: ·

How #FFBFA6 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E3E3ACDeuteranopia · #E7ECAETritanopia · #FCB1B2

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 #FFBFA6 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffacac
#FFACAC · #FFBFA9 · #FFEBB4 · #FBFFB1
Palette Ff80c7
#FF80C7 · #FFBDA3 · #FFE1BB · #FAFFC4
Palette Fabea7
#FABEA7 · #FBE2E5 · #9CADA4 · #767C77
Palette A75d5d
#A75D5D · #D3756B · #F0997D · #FFC3A1
Palette Fff7cd
#FFF7CD · #FDC3A1 · #FB9B8F · #F57799
Palette Ff9d9d
#FF9D9D · #FFC5AA · #EEF8CD · #BBF1D2

Similar colors

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

#FFBFA9#FFBDA3#FABEA7#FFC3A1#FDC3A1#FFC5AA#F9C0AB#FFC7A7#FBC6A4#FFB6A6#FCBAAD#FFC6AC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFBFA5  ·  #FFBFA7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFBFA6?

#FFBFA6 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 191, 166). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFBFA6?

#FFBFA6 is RGB 255, 191, 166 — HSL 17°, 100%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 35%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFBFA6?

Its complement is #A8E6FF; analogous partners are #FFA8BB and #FFECA8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFBFA6 for text?

Black text on #FFBFA6 has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.