What color is #FFD7CE?

#FFD7CE is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Cinderella. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFD7CE?

The RGB value is 255, 215, 206: 255 red, 215 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFD7CE?

The complementary color is #CEF6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFD7CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFD7CE color

#FFD7CE rgb(255, 215, 206)

Shades of red

The hex color #FFD7CE is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 84.3% green and 80.8% blue (255, 215, 206).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 19% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cinderella (#FBD7CC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.86:1).

#FFD7CE color codes

HEX	`#FFD7CE`
RGB	`rgb(255, 215, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 84.3%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 19%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 19%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.07, 12.56, 9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.07, 15.83, 37.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.681, 74.32, 68.686)`
Decimal	`16766926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFD7CE, 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 #FFD7CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFD7CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.86:1	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 #FFD7CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffd7ce; }
.text { color: #ffd7ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffd7ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 215 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffd7ce, #fff0ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFD7CE?: #FFD7CE is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Cinderella. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFD7CE?: The RGB value is 255, 215, 206: 255 red, 215 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFD7CE?: The complementary color is #CEF6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFD7CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.