What color is #FFE6BC?

#FFE6BC is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Creamy Apricot. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFE6BC?

The RGB value is 255, 230, 188: 255 red, 230 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE6BC?

The complementary color is #BCD5FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE6BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.3:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE6BC color

#FFE6BC rgb(255, 230, 188)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFE6BC is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 90.2% green and 73.7% blue (255, 230, 188).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 26% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Apricot (#FFE8BD), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.3:1).

#FFE6BC color codes

HEX	`#FFE6BC`
RGB	`rgb(255, 230, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 90.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 26%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 26%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.35, 2.33, 23.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.35, 23.73, 84.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.615, 81.487, 59.155)`
Decimal	`16770748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE6BC, 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 #FFE6BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE6BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.3:1	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 #FFE6BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe6bc; }
.text { color: #ffe6bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe6bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 230 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe6bc, #f6ffbc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FFE6BC?: #FFE6BC is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Creamy Apricot. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFE6BC?: The RGB value is 255, 230, 188: 255 red, 230 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE6BC?: The complementary color is #BCD5FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE6BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.3:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.