What color is #FFE5D6?

#FFE5D6 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Slightly in Love. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFE5D6?

The RGB value is 255, 229, 214: 255 red, 229 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE5D6?

The complementary color is #D6F0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE5D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE5D6 color

#FFE5D6 rgb(255, 229, 214)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFE5D6 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 89.8% green and 83.9% blue (255, 229, 214).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 100% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Slightly in Love (#FCE6DB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.43:1).

#FFE5D6 color codes

HEX	`#FFE5D6`
RGB	`rgb(255, 229, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 89.8%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 100%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 16%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 16%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.64, 6.53, 10.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.64, 12.4, 58.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.396, 82.156, 75.175)`
Decimal	`16770518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE5D6, 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 #FFE5D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE5D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.43:1	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 #FFE5D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe5d6; }
.text { color: #ffe5d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe5d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 229 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe5d6, #fffad6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #FFE5D6?: #FFE5D6 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Slightly in Love. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFE5D6?: The RGB value is 255, 229, 214: 255 red, 229 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE5D6?: The complementary color is #D6F0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE5D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.