Palettes / Colors / #FFCAA9

#FFCAA9 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFCAA9 is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color NavajoWhite (#FFDEAD). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: navajowhite (#FFDEAD) — not an exact match. CSS navajowhite gives you #FFDEAD, a different color; use #FFCAA9 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.

#FFCAA9 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 #A8DEFF; it also sits naturally between #FFA8B2 and #FFF5A8. 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 66%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 34% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFCAA9

.text { color: #FFCAA9; }
.background { background-color: #FFCAA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFCAA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 202, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 100%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFCAA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 202, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFCAA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 202, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFCAA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFCAA9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A8DEFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFCAA9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFCAA9

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:

How #FFCAA9 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 #FFCAA9 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 #FFCAA9?

#FFCAA9 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 202, 169). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFCAA9?

#FFCAA9 is RGB 255, 202, 169 — HSL 23°, 100%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 34%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFCAA9?

Its complement is #A8DEFF; analogous partners are #FFA8B2 and #FFF5A8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFCAA9 for text?

Black text on #FFCAA9 has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.