Palettes / Colors / #FFE9C2

#FFE9C2 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFE9C2 is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the orange family.

#FFE9C2 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 #C2D8FF; it also sits naturally between #FFCAC2 and #F7FFC2. 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 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 24% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFE9C2

.text { color: #FFE9C2; }
.background { background-color: #FFE9C2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFE9C2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 233, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 100%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFE9C2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 233, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFE9C2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 233, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFE9C2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFE9C2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFE9C2

Tints of #FFE9C2

Tones of #FFE9C2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2D8FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFE9C2: #000000.

How #FFE9C2 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 #FFE9C2 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFE9C1  ·  #FFE9C3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFE9C2?

#FFE9C2 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 233, 194). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFE9C2?

#FFE9C2 is RGB 255, 233, 194 — HSL 38°, 100%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 24%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFE9C2?

Its complement is #C2D8FF; analogous partners are #FFCAC2 and #F7FFC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFE9C2 for text?

Black text on #FFE9C2 has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.