What color is #FFE4B6?

#FFE4B6 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Moccasin. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFE4B6?

The RGB value is 255, 228, 182: 255 red, 228 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE4B6?

The complementary color is #B6D1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE4B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE4B6 color

#FFE4B6 rgb(255, 228, 182)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFE4B6 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 89.4% green and 71.4% blue (255, 228, 182).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Moccasin (#FFE4B5), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.02:1).

#FFE4B6 color codes

HEX	`#FFE4B6`
RGB	`rgb(255, 228, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 89.4%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 29%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 29%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.74, 2.57, 25.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.74, 26, 84.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.428, 80.127, 55.634)`
Decimal	`16770230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE4B6, 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 #FFE4B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE4B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.02:1	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 #FFE4B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe4b6; }
.text { color: #ffe4b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe4b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 228 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe4b6, #f6ffb6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FFE4B6?: #FFE4B6 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Moccasin. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFE4B6?: The RGB value is 255, 228, 182: 255 red, 228 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE4B6?: The complementary color is #B6D1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE4B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.