What color is #FFD5AA?

#FFD5AA is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Peach Beach. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFD5AA?

The RGB value is 255, 213, 170: 255 red, 213 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFD5AA?

The complementary color is #AAD4FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFD5AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFD5AA color

#FFD5AA rgb(255, 213, 170)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFD5AA is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 83.5% green and 66.7% blue (255, 213, 170).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Peach Beach (#FDCFA1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.35:1).

#FFD5AA color codes

HEX	`#FFD5AA`
RGB	`rgb(255, 213, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 83.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 33%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 33%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.85, 8.78, 26.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.85, 28.17, 71.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.291, 71.754, 48.064)`
Decimal	`16766378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFD5AA, 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 #FFD5AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFD5AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.35:1	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 #FFD5AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffd5aa; }
.text { color: #ffd5aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffd5aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 213 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffd5aa, #feffaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peach Puff.

Questions

What color is #FFD5AA?: #FFD5AA is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Peach Beach. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFD5AA?: The RGB value is 255, 213, 170: 255 red, 213 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFD5AA?: The complementary color is #AAD4FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFD5AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.