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#FFDFA5 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFDFA5 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 #FFDFA5 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.

#FFDFA5 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 #A3C3FF; it also sits naturally between #FFB1A3 and #F1FFA3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FFDFA5 · RGB 255, 223, 165

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Color values

HEX#FFDFA5
RGB255, 223, 165
HSL39°, 100%, 82%
HSV39°, 35%, 100%
CMYK0%, 13%, 35%, 0%
XYZ74.42, 76.75, 46.49
Yxy76.75, 0.3765, 0.3883
CIE-Lab90.21, 3.05, 32.51
Hunter Lab87.61, 3.04, 26.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 87% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 35% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FFDFA5 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FFDFA5 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FFDFA5

.text { color: #FFDFA5; }
.background { background-color: #FFDFA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFDFA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 223, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFDFA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 223, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFDFA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 223, 165, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFDFA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFDFA5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFDFA5

#FFD17A#FFC252#FFB62E#FFA805#DB8F00#B37400#8A5A00#664200#3D2800#140D00

Tints of #FFDFA5

#FFE1A8#FFE4B3#FFE6B8#FFEAC2#FFEBC7#FFEDCC#FFF1D6#FFF3DB#FFF6E5#FFF8EB

Tones of #FFDFA5

#F9DDAA#F2DBB1#EBD9B7#E5D7BD#DED5C4#D8D3CB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3C3FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.28:1 Fails
Against black text16.35:1 AAA

Best text color on #FFDFA5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFDFA5

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 #FFDFA5: ·

How #FFDFA5 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F1F1B3Deuteranopia · #F3F5B6Tritanopia · #FDBEC1

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 Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFDFA5 rather than the exact color:

Palette B7fbff
#B7FBFF · #FFF6BE · #FFE0A3 · #FFA1AC
Palette Ffb3b3
#FFB3B3 · #FFDBA4 · #FFE9AE · #C1EFFF
Palette E8f3d6
#E8F3D6 · #FCF9BE · #FFDCA9 · #FAAB78
Palette 0b1d51
#0B1D51 · #725CAD · #8CCDEB · #FFE3A9
Palette 5f8b4c
#5F8B4C · #FFDDAB · #FF9A9A · #945034
Palette Fba1b7
#FBA1B7 · #FFD1DA · #FFF0F5 · #FFDBAA

Similar colors

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

#FFE0A3#FFDBA4#FFDCA9#FFE3A9#FFDDAB#FFDBAA#FADFA1#FFE6A5#F8E0A4#FFD8A9#FFE6A9#FFE2AD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFDFA4  ·  #FFDFA6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFDFA5?

#FFDFA5 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 223, 165). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFDFA5?

#FFDFA5 is RGB 255, 223, 165 — HSL 39°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 35%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFDFA5?

Its complement is #A3C3FF; analogous partners are #FFB1A3 and #F1FFA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFDFA5 for text?

Black text on #FFDFA5 has a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.