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#FFCEA8 Color

#FFCEA8 is rgb(255, 206, 168) in RGB, hsl(26, 100%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 34%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Peach (Crayola) (#FFCBA4), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFCEA8
HEX#FFCEA8
RGBrgb(255, 206, 168)
HSLhsl(26, 100%, 83%)
HSVhsv(26, 34%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 34%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(88.5% 0.075 59.4)
LABlab(86.44% 14.11 25.85)
LCHlch(86.44% 29.45 61.38)

What #FFCEA8 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FFCEA8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#FFCEA8 Channel Values

How #FFCEA8 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 255 · G 206 · B 1688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 100% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 34% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 34% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFCEA8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FFCEA8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFCEA8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FFCEA8

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFCEA8.

How #FFCEA8 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FFCEA8
Protanopia#D7D7A8
Protanomaly#E8D4A8
Deuteranopia#E0E0A6
Deuteranomaly#EDD9A7
Tritanopia#FFCACA
Tritanomaly#FFCBBD
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFCEA8 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ffcea8: #FFCEA8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFCEA8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffcea8': '#FFCEA8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.808, blue: 0.659)
Android XML<color name="color_ffcea8">#FFCEA8</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFCEA8"

More Orange Colors

#FFCEA8 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FFCEA8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFCEA8?

#FFCEA8 is a lightest orange — rgb(255, 206, 168) in RGB and hsl(26, 100%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Peach (Crayola) (#FFCBA4), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.72.

What is the RGB value of #FFCEA8?

#FFCEA8 is rgb(255, 206, 168) — red 255, green 206, and blue 168 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFCEA8?

#FFCEA8 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 34%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFCEA8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFCEA8 scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFCEA8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFCEA8 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is peachpuff (#FFDAB9) at a CIE76 distance of 7.01, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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