Palettes / Colors / #FFC8A3

#FFC8A3 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFC8A3 is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color NavajoWhite (#FFDEAD). It belongs to the orange family.

#FFC8A3 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 #A3DAFF; it also sits naturally between #FFA3AC and #FFF6A3. 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 78% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 36% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFC8A3

.text { color: #FFC8A3; }
.background { background-color: #FFC8A3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFC8A3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 200, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFC8A3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 200, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFC8A3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 200, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFC8A3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFC8A3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3DAFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFC8A3: #000000.

How #FFC8A3 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 #FFC8A3 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

← #FFC8A2  ·  #FFC8A4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFC8A3?

#FFC8A3 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 200, 163). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFC8A3?

#FFC8A3 is RGB 255, 200, 163 — HSL 24°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 36%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFC8A3?

Its complement is #A3DAFF; analogous partners are #FFA3AC and #FFF6A3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFC8A3 for text?

Black text on #FFC8A3 has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.