What color is #FFE4C6?

#FFE4C6 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Bisque. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFE4C6?

The RGB value is 255, 228, 198: 255 red, 228 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE4C6?

The complementary color is #C6E1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE4C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE4C6 color

#FFE4C6 rgb(255, 228, 198)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFE4C6 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 89.4% green and 77.6% blue (255, 228, 198).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 22% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Bisque (#FFE4C4), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.16:1).

#FFE4C6 color codes

HEX	`#FFE4C6`
RGB	`rgb(255, 228, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 89.4%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 22%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 22%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.05, 4.71, 18.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.05, 18.64, 75.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.177, 80.826, 64.845)`
Decimal	`16770246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE4C6, 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 #FFE4C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE4C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.16:1	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 #FFE4C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe4c6; }
.text { color: #ffe4c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe4c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 228 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe4c6, #fdffc6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FFE4C6?: #FFE4C6 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Bisque. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFE4C6?: The RGB value is 255, 228, 198: 255 red, 228 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE4C6?: The complementary color is #C6E1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE4C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.