Palettes / Colors / #FFC995

#FFC995 — Light Vivid Orange

#FFC995 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color NavajoWhite (#FFDEAD). It belongs to the orange family.

#FFC995 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 #94CBFF; it also sits naturally between #FF9496 and #FFFD94. 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 79% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 42% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFC995

.text { color: #FFC995; }
.background { background-color: #FFC995; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFC995; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 201, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(29, 100%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFC995; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 201, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFC995; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 201, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFC995">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFC995">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #94CBFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFC995: #000000.

How #FFC995 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 #FFC995 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFC995?

#FFC995 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 201, 149). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFC995?

#FFC995 is RGB 255, 201, 149 — HSL 29°, 100%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 42%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFC995?

Its complement is #94CBFF; analogous partners are #FF9496 and #FFFD94. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFC995 for text?

Black text on #FFC995 has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.