Palettes / Colors / #FFEEDE

#FFEEDE — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFEEDE 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 #FFEEDE 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.

#FFEEDE 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 #E0F0FF; it also sits naturally between #FFE0E1 and #FFFEE0. 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 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 13% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFEEDE

.text { color: #FFEEDE; }
.background { background-color: #FFEEDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEEDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 238, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(29, 100%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEEDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 238, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEEDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 238, 222, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0F0FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFEEDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFEEDE

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 #FFEEDE 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 #FFEEDE 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

← #FFEEDD  ·  #FFEEDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFEEDE?

#FFEEDE is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 238, 222). Its closest standard named color is PapayaWhip.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEEDE?

#FFEEDE is RGB 255, 238, 222 — HSL 29°, 100%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 13%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEEDE?

Its complement is #E0F0FF; analogous partners are #FFE0E1 and #FFFEE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFEEDE for text?

Black text on #FFEEDE has a contrast ratio of 18.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.