Palettes / Colors / #FFE4DD

#FFE4DD — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFE4DD is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mistyrose (#FFE4E1) — not an exact match. CSS mistyrose gives you #FFE4E1, a different color; use #FFE4DD 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.

#FFE4DD 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 #DBF8FF; it also sits naturally between #FFDBE6 and #FFF4DB. 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 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 13% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFE4DD

.text { color: #FFE4DD; }
.background { background-color: #FFE4DD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFE4DD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 228, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFE4DD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 228, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFE4DD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 228, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFE4DD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFE4DD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBF8FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFE4DD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFE4DD

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 #FFE4DD 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 #FFE4DD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFE4DD?

#FFE4DD is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 228, 221). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFE4DD?

#FFE4DD is RGB 255, 228, 221 — HSL 12°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 13%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFE4DD?

Its complement is #DBF8FF; analogous partners are #FFDBE6 and #FFF4DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFE4DD for text?

Black text on #FFE4DD has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.