Palettes / Colors / #FFE5BF

#FFE5BF — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFE5BF is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the orange family.

#FFE5BF 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 #BDD7FF; it also sits naturally between #FFC3BD and #F8FFBD. 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 90% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 25% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFE5BF

.text { color: #FFE5BF; }
.background { background-color: #FFE5BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFE5BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 229, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFE5BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 229, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFE5BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 229, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFE5BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFE5BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFE5BF

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Tones of #FFE5BF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDD7FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFE5BF: #000000.

How #FFE5BF 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 #FFE5BF

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFE5BE  ·  #FFE5C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFE5BF?

#FFE5BF is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 229, 191). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFE5BF?

#FFE5BF is RGB 255, 229, 191 — HSL 36°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 25%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFE5BF?

Its complement is #BDD7FF; analogous partners are #FFC3BD and #F8FFBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFE5BF for text?

Black text on #FFE5BF has a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.