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#FFE4AF — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFE4AF is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Moccasin (#FFE4B5). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: moccasin (#FFE4B5) — not an exact match. CSS moccasin gives you #FFE4B5, a different color; use #FFE4AF 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.

#FFE4AF 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.

#FFE4AF · RGB 255, 228, 175

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Color values

HEX#FFE4AF
RGB255, 228, 175
HSL40°, 100%, 84%
HSV40°, 31%, 100%
CMYK0%, 11%, 31%, 0%
XYZ76.72, 79.84, 51.92
Yxy79.84, 0.3680, 0.3830
CIE-Lab91.61, 1.69, 29.29
Hunter Lab89.35, 1.69, 24.12

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 89% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 31% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FFE4AF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FFE4AF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FFE4AF

.text { color: #FFE4AF; }
.background { background-color: #FFE4AF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFE4AF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 228, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFE4AF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 228, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFE4AF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 228, 175, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFE4AF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFE4AF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFE4AF

#FFD685#FFC95C#FFBB33#FFAD0A#E09600#B87A00#8F5F00#664400#3D2900#140E00

Tints of #FFE4AF

#FFE5B3#FFE7B8#FFEBC2#FFECC7#FFEECC#FFF0D1#FFF1D6#FFF5E0#FFF7E5#FFF8EB

Tones of #FFE4AF

#F9E2B3#F3E0B9#EDDEBF#E8DCC5#E2DACA#DCD8D0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADC9FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.24:1 Fails
Against black text16.97:1 AAA

Best text color on #FFE4AF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFE4AF

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 #FFE4AF: ·

How #FFE4AF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F3F3BCDeuteranopia · #F5F7BFTritanopia · #FEC6C8

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 #FFE4AF rather than the exact color:

Palette 007979
#007979 · #24B1B1 · #FFE2AF · #E37434
Palette 3f9aae
#3F9AAE · #79C9C5 · #FFE2AF · #F96E5B
Palette 36413d
#36413D · #4C657E · #F29696 · #FFE2AD
Palette B77466
#B77466 · #FFE1AF · #E2B59A · #957C62
Palette F08787
#F08787 · #FFC7A7 · #FEE2AD · #F8FAB4
Palette Fee2b3
#FEE2B3 · #FFA299 · #AD6989 · #562349

Similar colors

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

#FFE2AF#FFE2AD#FFE1AF#FEE2AD#FEE2B3#FFDFAF#FFE9AE#FDE7B3#FFE3A9#FFE6A9#F9E2AF#FFE8B4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFE4AE  ·  #FFE4B0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFE4AF?

#FFE4AF is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 228, 175). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFE4AF?

#FFE4AF is RGB 255, 228, 175 — HSL 40°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 31%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFE4AF?

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

Can I use #FFE4AF for text?

Black text on #FFE4AF has a contrast ratio of 16.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.