What color is #FFD8C6?

#FFD8C6 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 #FFD8C6?

The RGB value is 255, 216, 198: 255 red, 216 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFD8C6?

The complementary color is #C6EDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFD8C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFD8C6 color

#FFD8C6 rgb(255, 216, 198)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFD8C6 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 84.7% green and 77.6% blue (255, 216, 198).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 22% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Glazed Sugar (#FFDCCC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.89:1).

#FFD8C6 color codes

HEX	`#FFD8C6`
RGB	`rgb(255, 216, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 84.7%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 22%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 22%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.14, 10.89, 13.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.14, 17.68, 51.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.989, 74.452, 63.783)`
Decimal	`16767174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFD8C6, 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 #FFD8C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFD8C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.89:1	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 #FFD8C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffd8c6; }
.text { color: #ffd8c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffd8c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 216 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffd8c6, #fff4c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #FFD8C6?: #FFD8C6 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 #FFD8C6?: The RGB value is 255, 216, 198: 255 red, 216 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFD8C6?: The complementary color is #C6EDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFD8C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.