What color is #FFEAC1?

#FFEAC1 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 #FFEAC1?

The RGB value is 255, 234, 193: 255 red, 234 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFEAC1?

The complementary color is #C1D6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFEAC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFEAC1 color

#FFEAC1 rgb(255, 234, 193)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFEAC1 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 91.8% green and 75.7% blue (255, 234, 193).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 100% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Apricot (#FFE8BD), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.79:1).

#FFEAC1 color codes

HEX	`#FFEAC1`
RGB	`rgb(255, 234, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 91.8%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 100%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 24%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 24%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.43, 0.96, 22.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.43, 22.55, 87.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.289, 83.958, 62.418)`
Decimal	`16771777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFEAC1, 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 #FFEAC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEAC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.79:1	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 #FFEAC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffeac1; }
.text { color: #ffeac1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffeac1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 234 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffeac1, #f5ffc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moccasin.

Questions

What color is #FFEAC1?: #FFEAC1 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 #FFEAC1?: The RGB value is 255, 234, 193: 255 red, 234 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFEAC1?: The complementary color is #C1D6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEAC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.