What color is #FFE6D6?

#FFE6D6 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Blossom. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFE6D6?

The RGB value is 255, 230, 214: 255 red, 230 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE6D6?

The complementary color is #D6EFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE6D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE6D6 color

#FFE6D6 rgb(255, 230, 214)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFE6D6 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 90.2% green and 83.9% blue (255, 230, 214).

Its hue angle is 23°, 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 Blossom (#FEE9D8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.54:1).

#FFE6D6 color codes

HEX	`#FFE6D6`
RGB	`rgb(255, 230, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 90.2%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 100%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 16%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 16%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.89, 6.01, 10.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.89, 12.45, 61.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.674, 82.71, 75.268)`
Decimal	`16770774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE6D6, 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 #FFE6D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE6D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.54:1	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 #FFE6D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe6d6; }
.text { color: #ffe6d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe6d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 230 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe6d6, #fffbd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #FFE6D6?: #FFE6D6 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Blossom. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFE6D6?: The RGB value is 255, 230, 214: 255 red, 230 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE6D6?: The complementary color is #D6EFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE6D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.