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#FFEAC6 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFEAC6 is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: bisque (#FFE4C4) — not an exact match. CSS bisque gives you #FFE4C4, a different color; use #FFEAC6 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.

#FFEAC6 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 #C7DBFF; it also sits naturally between #FFCEC7 and #F8FFC7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FFEAC6 · RGB 255, 234, 198

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Color values

HEX#FFEAC6
RGB255, 234, 198
HSL38°, 100%, 89%
HSV38°, 22%, 100%
CMYK0%, 8%, 22%, 0%
XYZ80.86, 84.18, 65.41
Yxy84.18, 0.3509, 0.3653
CIE-Lab93.53, 1.65, 20.09
Hunter Lab91.75, 1.67, 17.61

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 92% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 22% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FFEAC6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FFEAC6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FFEAC6

.text { color: #FFEAC6; }
.background { background-color: #FFEAC6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEAC6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 234, 198); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 100%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEAC6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 234, 198, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEAC6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 234, 198, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFEAC6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEAC6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFEAC6

#FFDB9E#FFCB70#FFBC47#FFAB1A#F09800#C27B00#996100#6B4400#422A00#140D00

Tints of #FFEAC6

#FFECCC#FFECCC#FFEED1#FFF0D6#FFF2DB#FFF2DB#FFF4E0#FFF6E5#FFF6E5#FFF8EB

Tones of #FFEAC6

#FBE9CB#F7E8CF#F3E7D3#EFE6D7#EBE5DB#E7E4DF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7DBFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.18:1 Fails
Against black text17.84:1 AAA

Best text color on #FFEAC6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFEAC6

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FFEAC6: ·

How #FFEAC6 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #F6F6CFDeuteranopia · #F7F9D1Tritanopia · #FED6D7

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFEAC6 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffeac5
#FFEAC5 · #FFDBB5 · #6C4E31 · #603F26
Palette Eb6383
#EB6383 · #FA9191 · #FFE9C5 · #B4F2E1
Palette Ff0000
#FF0000 · #FFA27F · #FFE8C5 · #97BE5A
Crimson Ruby
#FFCED8 · #FFDDDD · #FFF4DE · #FFE8C4
Palette Ffa62f
#FFA62F · #FFC96F · #FFE8C8 · #ACD793
Palette Fff7d1
#FFF7D1 · #FFECC8 · #FFD09B · #FFB0B0

Similar colors

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

#FFEAC5#FFE9C5#FFE8C5#FFE8C4#FFE8C8#FFECC8#FFEDC7#FEEAC9#FFEBC9#FEE7C8#FFE6C7#FCE7C8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFEAC5  ·  #FFEAC7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFEAC6?

#FFEAC6 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 234, 198). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEAC6?

#FFEAC6 is RGB 255, 234, 198 — HSL 38°, 100%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 22%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEAC6?

Its complement is #C7DBFF; analogous partners are #FFCEC7 and #F8FFC7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFEAC6 for text?

Black text on #FFEAC6 has a contrast ratio of 17.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.