What color is #FFE6D9?

#FFE6D9 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 #FFE6D9?

The RGB value is 255, 230, 217: 255 red, 230 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE6D9?

The complementary color is #D9F2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE6D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE6D9 color

#FFE6D9 rgb(255, 230, 217)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFE6D9 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 90.2% green and 85.1% blue (255, 230, 217).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Slightly in Love (#FCE6DB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.57:1).

#FFE6D9 color codes

HEX	`#FFE6D9`
RGB	`rgb(255, 230, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 90.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 15%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 15%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.96, 6.47, 9.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.96, 11.44, 55.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.061, 82.865, 77.304)`
Decimal	`16770777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE6D9, 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 #FFE6D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE6D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.57:1	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 #FFE6D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe6d9; }
.text { color: #ffe6d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe6d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 230 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe6d9, #fff9d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #FFE6D9?: #FFE6D9 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 #FFE6D9?: The RGB value is 255, 230, 217: 255 red, 230 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE6D9?: The complementary color is #D9F2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE6D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.