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#FFEBE3 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFEBE3 is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mistyrose (#FFE4E1) — not an exact match. CSS mistyrose gives you #FFE4E1, a different color; use #FFEBE3 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.

#FFEBE3 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 #E5F8FF; it also sits naturally between #FFE5EB and #FFF9E5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FFEBE3 · RGB 255, 235, 227

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Color values

HEX#FFEBE3
RGB255, 235, 227
HSL17°, 100%, 95%
HSV17°, 11%, 100%
CMYK0%, 8%, 11%, 0%
XYZ84.81, 86.22, 84.85
Yxy86.22, 0.3315, 0.3370
CIE-Lab94.41, 5.48, 6.31
Hunter Lab92.86, 5.59, 5.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 92% · Blue 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 11% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FFEBE3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FFEBE3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FFEBE3

.text { color: #FFEBE3; }
.background { background-color: #FFEBE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEBE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 235, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 100%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEBE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 235, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEBE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 235, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFEBE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEBE3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFEBE3

#FFCCB8#FFAB8A#FF8A5C#FF692E#FF4800#CC3A00#9E2D00#702000#421300#140600

Tints of #FFEBE3

#FFEDE5#FFEDE5#FFEDE5#FFEDE5#FFF0EB#FFF0EB#FFF0EB#FFF0EB#FFF0EB#FFF0EB

Tones of #FFEBE3

#FDEDE7#FBEEE9#FAEFEB#F8F0ED#F6F1EF#F4F1F0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E5F8FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.15:1 Fails
Against black text18.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #FFEBE3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFEBE3

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 #FFEBE3: ·

How #FFEBE3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F6F6E5Deuteranopia · #F8F9E5Tritanopia · #FEE6E7

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 #FFEBE3 rather than the exact color:

Palette 121481
#121481 · #FFEAE3 · #FFCBCB · #FFB1B1
Palette Ffbe98
#FFBE98 · #FEECE2 · #F7DED0 · #E2BFB3
Palette Ff84ba
#FF84BA · #FFDF82 · #99C2FF · #FFEFE3
Palette Ed9153
#ED9153 · #FBD157 · #FBEDE1 · #53435B
Palette Ffe8df
#FFE8DF · #FFFFFF · #F0F0F0 · #888888
Palette Ffefe0
#FFEFE0 · #FED9CA · #C5C5C5 · #7D7D7D

Similar colors

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

#FFEAE3#FEECE2#FFEFE3#FBEDE1#FFE8DF#FFEFE0#FFF0E4#FFE6E1#FFE7E7#FFE6E6#FFE8E8#FAEBE0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFEBE2  ·  #FFEBE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFEBE3?

#FFEBE3 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 235, 227). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEBE3?

#FFEBE3 is RGB 255, 235, 227 — HSL 17°, 100%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 11%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEBE3?

Its complement is #E5F8FF; analogous partners are #FFE5EB and #FFF9E5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFEBE3 for text?

Black text on #FFEBE3 has a contrast ratio of 18.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.