Palettes / Colors / #FFE4AE

#FFE4AE — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFE4AE 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 #FFE4AE 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.

#FFE4AE 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 #ADC9FF; it also sits naturally between #FFBBAD and #F1FFAD. 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 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 32% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFE4AE

.text { color: #FFE4AE; }
.background { background-color: #FFE4AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFE4AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 228, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFE4AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 228, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFE4AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 228, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFE4AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFE4AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADC9FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFE4AE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFE4AE

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:

How #FFE4AE 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 #FFE4AE 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

← #FFE4AD  ·  #FFE4AF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFE4AE?

#FFE4AE is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 228, 174). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFE4AE?

#FFE4AE is RGB 255, 228, 174 — HSL 40°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 32%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFE4AE?

Its complement is #ADC9FF; analogous partners are #FFBBAD and #F1FFAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFE4AE for text?

Black text on #FFE4AE has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.