Palettes / Colors / #FFC5AA

#FFC5AA — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFC5AA is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color NavajoWhite (#FFDEAD). It belongs to the orange family.

#FFC5AA 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 #A8E4FF; it also sits naturally between #FFA8B8 and #FFEFA8. 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 100% · Green 77% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 33% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFC5AA

.text { color: #FFC5AA; }
.background { background-color: #FFC5AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFC5AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 197, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(19, 100%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFC5AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 197, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFC5AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 197, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFC5AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFC5AA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFC5AA

Tints of #FFC5AA

Tones of #FFC5AA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A8E4FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFC5AA: #000000.

How #FFC5AA 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 #FFC5AA

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFC5AA?

#FFC5AA is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 197, 170). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFC5AA?

#FFC5AA is RGB 255, 197, 170 — HSL 19°, 100%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 33%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFC5AA?

Its complement is #A8E4FF; analogous partners are #FFA8B8 and #FFEFA8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFC5AA for text?

Black text on #FFC5AA has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.