What color is #FFE2CB?

#FFE2CB is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Coral Kiss. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFE2CB?

The RGB value is 255, 226, 203: 255 red, 226 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE2CB?

The complementary color is #CBE8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE2CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE2CB color

#FFE2CB rgb(255, 226, 203)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFE2CB is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 88.6% green and 79.6% blue (255, 226, 203).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Coral Kiss (#FFDDC7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.99:1).

#FFE2CB color codes

HEX	`#FFE2CB`
RGB	`rgb(255, 226, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 88.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 20%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.67, 6.44, 14.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.67, 16.23, 66.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.216, 79.967, 67.751)`
Decimal	`16769739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE2CB, 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 #FFE2CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE2CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.99:1	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 #FFE2CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe2cb; }
.text { color: #ffe2cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe2cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 226 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe2cb, #fffccb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peach Puff.

Questions

What color is #FFE2CB?: #FFE2CB is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Coral Kiss. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFE2CB?: The RGB value is 255, 226, 203: 255 red, 226 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE2CB?: The complementary color is #CBE8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE2CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.