What color is #FFE8DC?

#FFE8DC 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 #FFE8DC?

The RGB value is 255, 232, 220: 255 red, 232 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE8DC?

The complementary color is #DCF3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE8DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE8DC color

#FFE8DC rgb(255, 232, 220)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFE8DC is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 91% green and 86.3% blue (255, 232, 220).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Slightly in Love (#FCE6DB), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.83:1).

#FFE8DC color codes

HEX	`#FFE8DC`
RGB	`rgb(255, 232, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 91%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 14%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.51, 5.91, 8.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.51, 10.49, 55.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.014, 84.142, 79.564)`
Decimal	`16771292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE8DC, 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 #FFE8DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE8DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.83:1	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 #FFE8DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe8dc; }
.text { color: #ffe8dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe8dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 232 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe8dc, #fffadc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #FFE8DC?: #FFE8DC 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 #FFE8DC?: The RGB value is 255, 232, 220: 255 red, 232 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE8DC?: The complementary color is #DCF3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE8DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.