Palettes / Colors / #FFEBC9

#FFEBC9 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFEBC9 is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the orange family.

#FFEBC9 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.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 92% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 21% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFEBC9

.text { color: #FFEBC9; }
.background { background-color: #FFEBC9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEBC9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 235, 201); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 100%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEBC9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 235, 201, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEBC9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 235, 201, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFEBC9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEBC9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFEBC9

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7DBFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFEBC9: #000000.

How #FFEBC9 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 #FFEBC9

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFEBC9 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

← #FFEBC8  ·  #FFEBCA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFEBC9?

#FFEBC9 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 235, 201). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEBC9?

#FFEBC9 is RGB 255, 235, 201 — HSL 38°, 100%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 21%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEBC9?

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

Can I use #FFEBC9 for text?

Black text on #FFEBC9 has a contrast ratio of 17.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.