Palettes / Colors / #FFD9CD

#FFD9CD — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFD9CD is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the orange family.

#FFD9CD 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 #CCF3FF; it also sits naturally between #FFCCDA and #FFF1CC. 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 85% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 20% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFD9CD

.text { color: #FFD9CD; }
.background { background-color: #FFD9CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFD9CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 217, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFD9CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 217, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFD9CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 217, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFD9CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFD9CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCF3FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFD9CD: #000000.

How #FFD9CD 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 #FFD9CD 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

← #FFD9CC  ·  #FFD9CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFD9CD?

#FFD9CD is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 217, 205). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFD9CD?

#FFD9CD is RGB 255, 217, 205 — HSL 14°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 20%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFD9CD?

Its complement is #CCF3FF; analogous partners are #FFCCDA and #FFF1CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFD9CD for text?

Black text on #FFD9CD has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.