What color is #FFE5CC?

#FFE5CC is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Acropolis. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFE5CC?

The RGB value is 255, 229, 204: 255 red, 229 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE5CC?

The complementary color is #CCE6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE5CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE5CC color

#FFE5CC rgb(255, 229, 204)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFE5CC is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 89.8% green and 80% blue (255, 229, 204).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Acropolis (#F8E2CA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.33:1).

#FFE5CC color codes

HEX	`#FFE5CC`
RGB	`rgb(255, 229, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 89.8%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 20%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.42, 5.05, 15.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.42, 16.24, 71.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.158, 81.66, 68.654)`
Decimal	`16770508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE5CC, 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 #FFE5CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE5CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.33:1	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 #FFE5CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe5cc; }
.text { color: #ffe5cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe5cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 229 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe5cc, #ffffcc); }

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Questions

What color is #FFE5CC?: #FFE5CC is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Acropolis. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFE5CC?: The RGB value is 255, 229, 204: 255 red, 229 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE5CC?: The complementary color is #CCE6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE5CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.