What color is #FFE1C8?

#FFE1C8 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Persian Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFE1C8?

The RGB value is 255, 225, 200: 255 red, 225 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE1C8?

The complementary color is #C8E6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE1C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE1C8 color

#FFE1C8 rgb(255, 225, 200)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFE1C8 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 88.2% green and 78.4% blue (255, 225, 200).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 22% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Persian Melon (#FFDCBF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.86:1).

#FFE1C8 color codes

HEX	`#FFE1C8`
RGB	`rgb(255, 225, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 88.2%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 22%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 22%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.36, 6.53, 16.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.36, 17.3, 67.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.591, 79.283, 65.796)`
Decimal	`16769480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE1C8, 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 #FFE1C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE1C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.86:1	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 #FFE1C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe1c8; }
.text { color: #ffe1c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe1c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 225 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe1c8, #fffcc8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FFE1C8?: #FFE1C8 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Persian Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFE1C8?: The RGB value is 255, 225, 200: 255 red, 225 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE1C8?: The complementary color is #C8E6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE1C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.