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#FFDDC2 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFDDC2 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 #FFDDC2 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.

#FFDDC2 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 #C2E3FF; it also sits naturally between #FFC2C5 and #FFFCC2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FFDDC2 · RGB 255, 221, 194

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Color values

HEX#FFDDC2
RGB255, 221, 194
HSL27°, 100%, 88%
HSV27°, 24%, 100%
CMYK0%, 13%, 24%, 0%
XYZ76.83, 76.87, 61.83
Yxy76.87, 0.3565, 0.3566
CIE-Lab90.26, 7.75, 17.59
Hunter Lab87.67, 7.80, 15.36

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 87% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 24% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FFDDC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FFDDC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FFDDC2

.text { color: #FFDDC2; }
.background { background-color: #FFDDC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFDDC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 221, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 100%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFDDC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 221, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFDDC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 221, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFDDC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFDDC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFDDC2

#FFC799#FFAE6B#FF9742#FF7E14#EB6A00#C25700#944300#6B3000#3D1C00#140900

Tints of #FFDDC2

#FFE0C7#FFE3CC#FFE3CC#FFE6D1#FFE9D6#FFEBDB#FFEEE0#FFEEE0#FFF1E5#FFF4EB

Tones of #FFDDC2

#FBDEC6#F6DECB#F2DFCF#EEDFD3#E9E0D8#E5E0DC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2E3FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.28:1 Fails
Against black text16.37:1 AAA

Best text color on #FFDDC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFDDC2

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 #FFDDC2: ·

How #FFDDC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F0F0C9Deuteranopia · #F2F5CATritanopia · #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 #FFDDC2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffdbc5
#FFDBC5 · #EF4339 · #B01C33 · #2E112D
Palette 7d5a50
#7D5A50 · #B4846C · #E5B299 · #FCDEC0
Palette 007979
#007979 · #24B1B1 · #FFF0E4 · #FFE0C5
Palette F4bfbf
#F4BFBF · #FFD9C0 · #FAF0D7 · #8CC0DE
Palette Ffadad
#FFADAD · #FFDAC7 · #FFEFBC · #FFFEB7
Palette 7695ff
#7695FF · #9DBDFF · #FFD7C4 · #FF9874

Similar colors

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

#FFDBC5#FCDEC0#FFE0C5#FFD9C0#FFDAC7#FFD7C4#FFD7BE#FDDBBB#FFE1BB#FFE5BF#FAE3C6#FFD5BE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFDDC1  ·  #FFDDC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFDDC2?

#FFDDC2 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 221, 194). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFDDC2?

#FFDDC2 is RGB 255, 221, 194 — HSL 27°, 100%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 24%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFDDC2?

Its complement is #C2E3FF; analogous partners are #FFC2C5 and #FFFCC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFDDC2 for text?

Black text on #FFDDC2 has a contrast ratio of 16.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.