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#FFE4B2 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFE4B2 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 #FFE4B2 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.

#FFE4B2 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 #B3CDFF; it also sits naturally between #FFBEB3 and #F4FFB3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FFE4B2 · RGB 255, 228, 178

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Color values

HEX#FFE4B2
RGB255, 228, 178
HSL39°, 100%, 85%
HSV39°, 30%, 100%
CMYK0%, 11%, 30%, 0%
XYZ77.02, 79.96, 53.49
Yxy79.96, 0.3659, 0.3799
CIE-Lab91.67, 2.06, 27.82
Hunter Lab89.42, 2.07, 23.11

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 89% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 30% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FFE4B2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FFE4B2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FFE4B2

.text { color: #FFE4B2; }
.background { background-color: #FFE4B2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFE4B2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 228, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 100%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFE4B2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 228, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFE4B2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 228, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFE4B2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFE4B2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFE4B2

#FFD68A#FFC861#FFB938#FFAB0F#E69500#B87700#8F5D00#664200#3D2800#140D00

Tints of #FFE4B2

#FFE6B8#FFE8BD#FFEAC2#FFEBC7#FFEFD1#FFF1D6#FFF3DB#FFF4E0#FFF6E5#FFF8EB

Tones of #FFE4B2

#FAE3B8#F4E1BE#EFDFC3#E9DEC8#E4DCCE#DEDAD3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3CDFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.24:1 Fails
Against black text16.99:1 AAA

Best text color on #FFE4B2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFE4B2

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 #FFE4B2: ·

How #FFE4B2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F3F3BEDeuteranopia · #F5F7C1Tritanopia · #FEC8CA

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 #FFE4B2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fee2b3
#FEE2B3 · #FFA299 · #AD6989 · #562349
Palette 007979
#007979 · #24B1B1 · #FFE2AF · #E37434
Palette 3f9aae
#3F9AAE · #79C9C5 · #FFE2AF · #F96E5B
Palette Fde7b3
#FDE7B3 · #FFC50F · #63A361 · #5B532C
Palette B77466
#B77466 · #FFE1AF · #E2B59A · #957C62
Palette 5e244e
#5E244E · #AA1C41 · #E68457 · #FFE8B4

Similar colors

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

#FEE2B3#FFE2AF#FDE7B3#FFE1AF#FFE8B4#FFE0B5#FFE2AD#FEE2AD#FFE8B6#FFDFAF#FFDEB4#FFE9AE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFE4B1  ·  #FFE4B3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFE4B2?

#FFE4B2 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 228, 178). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFE4B2?

#FFE4B2 is RGB 255, 228, 178 — HSL 39°, 100%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 30%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFE4B2?

Its complement is #B3CDFF; analogous partners are #FFBEB3 and #F4FFB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFE4B2 for text?

Black text on #FFE4B2 has a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.