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#FFDBC4 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFDBC4 is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: bisque (#FFE4C4) — not an exact match. CSS bisque gives you #FFE4C4, a different color; use #FFDBC4 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.

#FFDBC4 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 #C2E8FF; it also sits naturally between #FFC2C9 and #FFF8C2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FFDBC4 · RGB 255, 219, 196

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Color values

HEX#FFDBC4
RGB255, 219, 196
HSL23°, 100%, 88%
HSV23°, 23%, 100%
CMYK0%, 14%, 23%, 0%
XYZ76.54, 75.91, 62.84
Yxy75.91, 0.3555, 0.3526
CIE-Lab89.82, 9.06, 15.92
Hunter Lab87.13, 9.13, 14.00

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 86% · Blue 77%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 23% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FFDBC4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FFDBC4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FFDBC4

.text { color: #FFDBC4; }
.background { background-color: #FFDBC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFDBC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 219, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 100%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFDBC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 219, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFDBC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 219, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFDBC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFDBC4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFDBC4

#FFC099#FFA46B#FF8B42#FF6E14#EB5A00#C24A00#943900#6B2900#3D1700#140800

Tints of #FFDBC4

#FFDCC7#FFE0CC#FFE0CC#FFE3D1#FFE6D6#FFE9DB#FFECE0#FFECE0#FFEFE5#FFF2EB

Tones of #FFDBC4

#FBDAC6#F6DBCB#F2DCCF#EEDDD3#E9DED8#E5DFDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2E8FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.18:1 AAA

Best text color on #FFDBC4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFDBC4

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 #FFDBC4: ·

How #FFDBC4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EFEFCADeuteranopia · #F2F4CBTritanopia · #FDCECF

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 #FFDBC4 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffdbc5
#FFDBC5 · #EF4339 · #B01C33 · #2E112D
Palette Ffadad
#FFADAD · #FFDAC7 · #FFEFBC · #FFFEB7
Palette 7695ff
#7695FF · #9DBDFF · #FFD7C4 · #FF9874
Palette 87a2ff
#87A2FF · #C4D7FF · #FFD7C4 · #FFF4B5
Palette F4bfbf
#F4BFBF · #FFD9C0 · #FAF0D7 · #8CC0DE
Palette 007979
#007979 · #24B1B1 · #FFF0E4 · #FFE0C5

Similar colors

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

#FFDBC5#FFDAC7#FFD7C4#FFD9C0#FFE0C5#FCDEC0#FED9CA#FFD7BE#FFDCCC#FFDDCC#F9DEC9#FFD5BE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFDBC3  ·  #FFDBC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFDBC4?

#FFDBC4 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 219, 196). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFDBC4?

#FFDBC4 is RGB 255, 219, 196 — HSL 23°, 100%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 23%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFDBC4?

Its complement is #C2E8FF; analogous partners are #FFC2C9 and #FFF8C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFDBC4 for text?

Black text on #FFDBC4 has a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.