Palettes / Colors / #FFE6C9

#FFE6C9 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFE6C9 is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the orange family.

#FFE6C9 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 #C7E1FF; it also sits naturally between #FFC9C7 and #FDFFC7. 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 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 21% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFE6C9

.text { color: #FFE6C9; }
.background { background-color: #FFE6C9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFE6C9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 230, 201); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 100%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFE6C9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 230, 201, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFE6C9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 230, 201, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFE6C9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFE6C9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFE6C9

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7E1FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFE6C9: #000000.

How #FFE6C9 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 #FFE6C9

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFE6C8  ·  #FFE6CA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFE6C9?

#FFE6C9 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 230, 201). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFE6C9?

#FFE6C9 is RGB 255, 230, 201 — HSL 32°, 100%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 21%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFE6C9?

Its complement is #C7E1FF; analogous partners are #FFC9C7 and #FDFFC7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFE6C9 for text?

Black text on #FFE6C9 has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.