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#FFCBAC — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFCBAC 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 #FFCBAC 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.

#FFCBAC 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 #ADE1FF; it also sits naturally between #FFADB8 and #FFF4AD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FFCBAC · RGB 255, 203, 172

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Color values

HEX#FFCBAC
RGB255, 203, 172
HSL22°, 100%, 84%
HSV22°, 33%, 100%
CMYK0%, 20%, 33%, 0%
XYZ70.04, 66.95, 48.26
Yxy66.95, 0.3781, 0.3614
CIE-Lab85.48, 14.22, 22.47
Hunter Lab81.82, 14.20, 18.54

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 80% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 33% · Key 0%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #FFCBAC

.text { color: #FFCBAC; }
.background { background-color: #FFCBAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFCBAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 203, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFCBAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 203, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFCBAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 203, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FFCBAC

#FFB185#FF985C#FF7E33#FF640A#E05200#B84300#8F3400#662500#3D1600#140700

Tints of #FFCBAC

#FFCFB3#FFD2B8#FFD8C2#FFDBC7#FFDFCC#FFE2D1#FFE5D6#FFECE0#FFEFE5#FFF2EB

Tones of #FFCBAC

#F9CDB3#F3CEB9#EDD0BF#E8D2C5#E2D3CA#DCD5D0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADE1FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.46:1 Fails
Against black text14.39:1 AAA

Best text color on #FFCBAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFCBAC

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 #FFCBAC: ·

How #FFCBAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E8E8B4Deuteranopia · #ECEFB5Tritanopia · #FCB9BB

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 #FFCBAC rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffc6ac
#FFC6AC · #FFF6DC · #C4C1A4 · #9E9FA5
Rose Pastel Dream
#9D8189 · #F4ACB7 · #FFCDB2 · #FFE5D9
Palette Ff9d9d
#FF9D9D · #FFC5AA · #EEF8CD · #BBF1D2
Palette Ffcdb2
#FFCDB2 · #FFB4A2 · #E5989B · #B5828C
Palette F08787
#F08787 · #FFC7A7 · #FEE2AD · #F8FAB4
Palette A9a9a9
#A9A9A9 · #FECDA6 · #FF9130 · #FF5B22

Similar colors

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

#FFC6AC#FFCDB2#FFC5AA#FFC7A7#FECDA6#FED2AA#F7CCAC#FFCFB3#FEC7B4#F8CBA6#FBC6A4#FFD4B2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFCBAB  ·  #FFCBAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFCBAC?

#FFCBAC is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 203, 172). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFCBAC?

#FFCBAC is RGB 255, 203, 172 — HSL 22°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 33%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFCBAC?

Its complement is #ADE1FF; analogous partners are #FFADB8 and #FFF4AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFCBAC for text?

Black text on #FFCBAC has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.