What color is #FFE6C1?

#FFE6C1 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Fricassée. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFE6C1?

The RGB value is 255, 230, 193: 255 red, 230 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE6C1?

The complementary color is #C1DAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE6C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.34:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE6C1 color

#FFE6C1 rgb(255, 230, 193)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFE6C1 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 90.2% green and 75.7% blue (255, 230, 193).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 100% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fricassée (#FFE6C2), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.34:1).

#FFE6C1 color codes

HEX	`#FFE6C1`
RGB	`rgb(255, 230, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 90.2%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 100%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 24%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 24%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.44, 3, 21.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.44, 21.38, 81.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.163, 81.706, 62.043)`
Decimal	`16770753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE6C1, 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 #FFE6C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE6C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.34:1	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 #FFE6C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe6c1; }
.text { color: #ffe6c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe6c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 230 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe6c1, #f9ffc1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FFE6C1?: #FFE6C1 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Fricassée. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFE6C1?: The RGB value is 255, 230, 193: 255 red, 230 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE6C1?: The complementary color is #C1DAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE6C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.34:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.