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#FFEBC3 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFEBC3 is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the orange family.

#FFEBC3 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 #C2D6FF; it also sits naturally between #FFCCC2 and #F5FFC2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FFEBC3 · RGB 255, 235, 195

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Color values

HEX#FFEBC3
RGB255, 235, 195
HSL40°, 100%, 88%
HSV40°, 24%, 100%
CMYK0%, 8%, 24%, 0%
XYZ80.80, 84.62, 63.70
Yxy84.62, 0.3526, 0.3693
CIE-Lab93.72, 0.73, 21.89
Hunter Lab91.99, 0.74, 19.03

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 92% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 24% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FFEBC3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FFEBC3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FFEBC3

.text { color: #FFEBC3; }
.background { background-color: #FFEBC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEBC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 235, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 100%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEBC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 235, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEBC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 235, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFEBC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEBC3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFEBC3

#FFDD99#FFCE6B#FFC042#FFB114#EB9C00#C28100#946300#6B4700#3D2900#140E00

Tints of #FFEBC3

#FFECC7#FFEECC#FFEECC#FFF0D1#FFF1D6#FFF3DB#FFF5E0#FFF5E0#FFF7E5#FFF8EB

Tones of #FFEBC3

#FBE9C6#F6E8CB#F2E6CF#EEE5D3#E9E3D8#E5E2DC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2D6FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.17:1 Fails
Against black text17.92:1 AAA

Best text color on #FFEBC3: #000000.

How #FFEBC3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F6F6CDDeuteranopia · #F8F9CFTritanopia · #FED4D6

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 #FFEBC3 rather than the exact color:

Palette 8e3200
#8E3200 · #A64B2A · #D7A86E · #FFEBC1
Palette Ffeac5
#FFEAC5 · #FFDBB5 · #6C4E31 · #603F26
Palette Eb6383
#EB6383 · #FA9191 · #FFE9C5 · #B4F2E1
Crimson Ruby
#FFCED8 · #FFDDDD · #FFF4DE · #FFE8C4
Palette Ffecc0
#FFECC0 · #FFC29B · #F39F9F · #B95E82
Palette Ff0000
#FF0000 · #FFA27F · #FFE8C5 · #97BE5A

Similar colors

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

#FFEBC1#FFEAC5#FFE9C5#FFE8C4#FFECC0#FFE8C5#FFEFC4#FFEDC7#FFE7C1#FFF0C4#FFECC8#FFF0C5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFEBC2  ·  #FFEBC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFEBC3?

#FFEBC3 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 235, 195). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEBC3?

#FFEBC3 is RGB 255, 235, 195 — HSL 40°, 100%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 24%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEBC3?

Its complement is #C2D6FF; analogous partners are #FFCCC2 and #F5FFC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFEBC3 for text?

Black text on #FFEBC3 has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.