Palettes / Colors / #FFE3CD

#FFE3CD — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFE3CD is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the orange family.

#FFE3CD 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 #CCE9FF; it also sits naturally between #FFCCCF and #FFFCCC. 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 89% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 20% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFE3CD

.text { color: #FFE3CD; }
.background { background-color: #FFE3CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFE3CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 227, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(26, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFE3CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 227, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFE3CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 227, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFE3CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFE3CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFE3CD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCE9FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFE3CD: #000000.

How #FFE3CD 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 #FFE3CD 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

← #FFE3CC  ·  #FFE3CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFE3CD?

#FFE3CD is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 227, 205). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFE3CD?

#FFE3CD is RGB 255, 227, 205 — HSL 26°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 20%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFE3CD?

Its complement is #CCE9FF; analogous partners are #FFCCCF and #FFFCCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFE3CD for text?

Black text on #FFE3CD has a contrast ratio of 17.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.