Palettes / Colors / #FFE9CB

#FFE9CB — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFE9CB is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blanchedalmond (#FFEBCD) — not an exact match. CSS blanchedalmond gives you #FFEBCD, a different color; use #FFE9CB 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.

#FFE9CB 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 #CCE1FF; it also sits naturally between #FFD0CC and #FBFFCC. 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 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 20% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFE9CB

.text { color: #FFE9CB; }
.background { background-color: #FFE9CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFE9CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 233, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFE9CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 233, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFE9CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 233, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFE9CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFE9CB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCE1FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFE9CB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFE9CB

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 #FFE9CB 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 #FFE9CB 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

← #FFE9CA  ·  #FFE9CC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFE9CB?

#FFE9CB is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 233, 203). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFE9CB?

#FFE9CB is RGB 255, 233, 203 — HSL 35°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 20%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFE9CB?

Its complement is #CCE1FF; analogous partners are #FFD0CC and #FBFFCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFE9CB for text?

Black text on #FFE9CB has a contrast ratio of 17.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.