Palettes / Colors / #FFF5EC

#FFF5EC — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFF5EC is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SeaShell (#FFF5EE). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: seashell (#FFF5EE) — not an exact match. CSS seashell gives you #FFF5EE, a different color; use #FFF5EC 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.

#FFF5EC 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 #EBF5FF; it also sits naturally between #FFEBEB and #FFFEEB. 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 96% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 7% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFF5EC

.text { color: #FFF5EC; }
.background { background-color: #FFF5EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFF5EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 245, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 100%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFF5EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 245, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFF5EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 245, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFF5EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFF5EC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBF5FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFF5EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFF5EC

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 #FFF5EC 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 #FFF5EC 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

← #FFF5EB  ·  #FFF5ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFF5EC?

#FFF5EC is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 245, 236). Its closest standard named color is SeaShell.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFF5EC?

#FFF5EC is RGB 255, 245, 236 — HSL 28°, 100%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 7%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFF5EC?

Its complement is #EBF5FF; analogous partners are #FFEBEB and #FFFEEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFF5EC for text?

Black text on #FFF5EC has a contrast ratio of 19.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.