What color is #FFD5C1?

#FFD5C1 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Glazed Sugar. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFD5C1?

The RGB value is 255, 213, 193: 255 red, 213 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFD5C1?

The complementary color is #C1EBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFD5C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFD5C1 color

#FFD5C1 rgb(255, 213, 193)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFD5C1 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 83.5% green and 75.7% blue (255, 213, 193).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 100% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Glazed Sugar (#FFDCCC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.54:1).

#FFD5C1 color codes

HEX	`#FFD5C1`
RGB	`rgb(255, 213, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 83.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 100%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 24%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 24%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.31, 11.75, 15.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.31, 19.35, 52.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.661, 72.702, 60.542)`
Decimal	`16766401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFD5C1, 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 #FFD5C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFD5C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.54:1	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 #FFD5C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffd5c1; }
.text { color: #ffd5c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffd5c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 213 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffd5c1, #fff4c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Apricot.

Questions

What color is #FFD5C1?: #FFD5C1 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Glazed Sugar. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFD5C1?: The RGB value is 255, 213, 193: 255 red, 213 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFD5C1?: The complementary color is #C1EBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFD5C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.