Palettes / Colors / #FFE7BC

#FFE7BC — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFE7BC 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 #FFE7BC 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.

#FFE7BC 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 #BDD4FF; it also sits naturally between #FFC7BD and #F5FFBD. 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 91% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 26% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFE7BC

.text { color: #FFE7BC; }
.background { background-color: #FFE7BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFE7BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 231, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFE7BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 231, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFE7BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 231, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFE7BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFE7BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDD4FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFE7BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFE7BC

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 #FFE7BC 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 #FFE7BC 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

← #FFE7BB  ·  #FFE7BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFE7BC?

#FFE7BC is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 231, 188). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFE7BC?

#FFE7BC is RGB 255, 231, 188 — HSL 39°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 26%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFE7BC?

Its complement is #BDD4FF; analogous partners are #FFC7BD and #F5FFBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFE7BC for text?

Black text on #FFE7BC has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.