What color is #FFDCCC?

#FFDCCC is a very light, vivid orange known as Glazed Sugar. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Glazed Sugar?

The RGB value is 255, 220, 204: 255 red, 220 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Glazed Sugar?

The complementary color is #CCEFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFDCCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Glazed Sugar color: hex code #FFDCCC

#FFDCCC rgb(255, 220, 204)

Shades of orange

Glazed Sugar has the hex code #FFDCCC. It is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 86.3% green and 80% blue (255, 220, 204).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.36:1).

Glazed Sugar (#FFDCCC) color codes

HEX	`#FFDCCC`
RGB	`rgb(255, 220, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 86.3%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 20%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.23, 9.68, 12.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.23, 15.68, 51.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.732, 76.808, 67.846)`
Decimal	`16768204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Glazed Sugar, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FFDCCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFDCCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FFDCCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffdccc; }
.text { color: #ffdccc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffdccc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 220 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffdccc, #fff6cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

See #FFDCCC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFDCCC?: #FFDCCC is a very light, vivid orange known as Glazed Sugar. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Glazed Sugar?: The RGB value is 255, 220, 204: 255 red, 220 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Glazed Sugar?: The complementary color is #CCEFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFDCCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.