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#FFEBCE — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFEBCE 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 #FFEBCE 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.

#FFEBCE 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 #CCE0FF; it also sits naturally between #FFD1CC and #FAFFCC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FFEBCE · RGB 255, 235, 206

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Color values

HEX#FFEBCE
RGB255, 235, 206
HSL36°, 100%, 90%
HSV36°, 19%, 100%
CMYK0%, 8%, 19%, 0%
XYZ82.09, 85.13, 70.50
Yxy85.13, 0.3453, 0.3581
CIE-Lab93.94, 2.28, 16.53
Hunter Lab92.27, 2.30, 14.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 92% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 19% · Key 0%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #FFEBCE

.text { color: #FFEBCE; }
.background { background-color: #FFEBCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEBCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 235, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEBCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 235, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEBCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 235, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FFEBCE

#FFD89E#FFC875#FFB647#FFA51F#F09000#C27400#995C00#6B4000#422800#140C00

Tints of #FFEBCE

#FFEDD1#FFEDD1#FFEFD6#FFEFD6#FFF1DB#FFF3E0#FFF3E0#FFF5E5#FFF5E5#FFF7EB

Tones of #FFEBCE

#FBEAD0#F8E9D3#F4E8D7#F0E8DB#EDE7DE#E9E6E2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCE0FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.16:1 Fails
Against black text18.03:1 AAA

Best text color on #FFEBCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFEBCE

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 #FFEBCE: ·

How #FFEBCE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F6F6D5Deuteranopia · #F8F9D7Tritanopia · #FEDBDC

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 #FFEBCE rather than the exact color:

Palette Fff9d2
#FFF9D2 · #FFEBCC · #BFDDF0 · #8CC0EB
Palette Ffedce
#FFEDCE · #FFC193 · #FF8383 · #FF3737
Palette Ffafaf
#FFAFAF · #FBFFE2 · #FFEBCC · #FF9999
Palette 722323
#722323 · #BA487F · #FF9587 · #FFECCC
Palette Dc143c
#DC143C · #F75270 · #F7CAC9 · #FDEBD0
Palette Ffe9d0
#FFE9D0 · #FFFED3 · #BBE9FF · #B1AFFF

Similar colors

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

#FFEBCC#FFEDCE#FFECCC#FDEBD0#FFE9D0#FFE8CD#FFEECF#FFEECC#FFEAD2#FFE7CC#FDE8CB#FFEBD3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFEBCD  ·  #FFEBCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFEBCE?

#FFEBCE is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 235, 206). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEBCE?

#FFEBCE is RGB 255, 235, 206 — HSL 36°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 19%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEBCE?

Its complement is #CCE0FF; analogous partners are #FFD1CC and #FAFFCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFEBCE for text?

Black text on #FFEBCE has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.