Palettes / Colors / #FFCDB3

#FFCDB3 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFCDB3 is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color PeachPuff (#FFDAB9). It belongs to the orange family.

#FFCDB3 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 #B3E4FF; it also sits naturally between #FFB3BE and #FFF4B3. 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 80% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 30% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFCDB3

.text { color: #FFCDB3; }
.background { background-color: #FFCDB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFCDB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 205, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 100%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFCDB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 205, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFCDB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 205, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFCDB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFCDB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFCDB3

Tints of #FFCDB3

Tones of #FFCDB3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3E4FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFCDB3: #000000.

How #FFCDB3 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 #FFCDB3 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

← #FFCDB2  ·  #FFCDB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFCDB3?

#FFCDB3 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 205, 179). Its closest standard named color is PeachPuff.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFCDB3?

#FFCDB3 is RGB 255, 205, 179 — HSL 21°, 100%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 30%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFCDB3?

Its complement is #B3E4FF; analogous partners are #FFB3BE and #FFF4B3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFCDB3 for text?

Black text on #FFCDB3 has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.