Palettes / Colors / #FFEED3

#FFEED3 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFEED3 is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color PapayaWhip (#FFEFD5). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: papayawhip (#FFEFD5) — not an exact match. CSS papayawhip gives you #FFEFD5, a different color; use #FFEED3 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.

#FFEED3 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 #D1E3FF; it also sits naturally between #FFD6D1 and #FAFFD1. 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 93% · Blue 83%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 17% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFEED3

.text { color: #FFEED3; }
.background { background-color: #FFEED3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEED3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 238, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 100%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEED3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 238, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEED3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 238, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFEED3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEED3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1E3FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFEED3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFEED3

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:

How #FFEED3 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFEED3 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

← #FFEED2  ·  #FFEED4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFEED3?

#FFEED3 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 238, 211). Its closest standard named color is PapayaWhip.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEED3?

#FFEED3 is RGB 255, 238, 211 — HSL 37°, 100%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 17%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEED3?

Its complement is #D1E3FF; analogous partners are #FFD6D1 and #FAFFD1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFEED3 for text?

Black text on #FFEED3 has a contrast ratio of 18.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.