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#FFCEA4 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFCEA4 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 #FFCEA4 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.

#FFCEA4 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 #A3D4FF; it also sits naturally between #FFA3A6 and #FFFCA3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FFCEA4 · RGB 255, 206, 164

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Color values

HEX#FFCEA4
RGB255, 206, 164
HSL28°, 100%, 82%
HSV28°, 36%, 100%
CMYK0%, 19%, 36%, 0%
XYZ70.01, 68.08, 44.57
Yxy68.08, 0.3833, 0.3727
CIE-Lab86.05, 11.70, 27.44
Hunter Lab82.51, 11.65, 22.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 81% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 36% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FFCEA4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FFCEA4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FFCEA4

.text { color: #FFCEA4; }
.background { background-color: #FFCEA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFCEA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 206, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFCEA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 206, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFCEA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 206, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFCEA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFCEA4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFCEA4

#FFB87A#FFA352#FF8F2E#FF7A05#DB6600#B35300#8A4000#663000#3D1D00#140A00

Tints of #FFCEA4

#FFD1A8#FFD6B3#FFD9B8#FFDEC2#FFE1C7#FFE4CC#FFE9D6#FFECDB#FFF1E5#FFF4EB

Tones of #FFCEA4

#F9CEAA#F2CFB1#EBCFB7#E5D0BD#DED0C4#D8D1CB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3D4FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.44:1 Fails
Against black text14.62:1 AAA

Best text color on #FFCEA4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFCEA4

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 #FFCEA4: ·

How #FFCEA4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EAE9AEDeuteranopia · #EDF0B1Tritanopia · #FDB6B8

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 #FFCEA4 rather than the exact color:

Palette A9a9a9
#A9A9A9 · #FECDA6 · #FF9130 · #FF5B22
Palette 8174a0
#8174A0 · #A888B5 · #EFB6C8 · #FFD2A0
Palette F7f7f7
#F7F7F7 · #CCEABB · #3F3F44 · #FDCB9E
Palette 004225
#004225 · #F5F5DC · #FFB000 · #FFCF9D
Palette Ffb38e
#FFB38E · #FFCF9D · #FFB26F · #DE8F5F
Palette Af460f
#AF460F · #FE8761 · #FED39F · #F6EEC9

Similar colors

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

#FECDA6#FFD2A0#FDCB9E#FFCF9D#FED39F#FED2AA#FFC7A7#F8CBA6#FFD6A5#FFD6A6#FBC6A4#FFD09B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFCEA3  ·  #FFCEA5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFCEA4?

#FFCEA4 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 206, 164). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFCEA4?

#FFCEA4 is RGB 255, 206, 164 — HSL 28°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 36%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFCEA4?

Its complement is #A3D4FF; analogous partners are #FFA3A6 and #FFFCA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFCEA4 for text?

Black text on #FFCEA4 has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.