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#FFE8C7 Color

#FFE8C7 is rgb(255, 232, 199) in RGB, hsl(35, 100%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 22%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bisque (#FFE4C4), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFE8C7
HEX#FFE8C7
RGBrgb(255, 232, 199)
HSLhsl(35, 100%, 89%)
HSVhsv(35, 22%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 22%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(94.1% 0.05 76.9)
LABlab(93.26% 4.40 19.12)
LCHlch(93.26% 19.62 77.04)

What #FFE8C7 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 #FFE8C7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bisque#FFE4C4ΔE 1.92Blanched Almond#FFEBCDΔE 2.24Very Pale Orange#FFDFBFΔE 4.34Dutch White#EFDFBBΔE 4.82Lumber#FFE4CDΔE 5.07Champagne#F7E7CEΔE 5.2

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

#FFE8C7 Channel Values

How #FFE8C7 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 232 · B 1998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 35° · S 100% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 35° · S 22% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 22% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFE8C7 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFE8C7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFE8C7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFE8C7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FFE8C7
Complementary
#C7DEFF
Analogous
#FFCCC7
Analogous
#FAFFC7
Triadic
#C7FFE8
Triadic
#E8C7FF
Split comp.
#C7FAFF
Split comp.
#CCC7FF

Tints & Shades of #FFE8C7

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

#FFEACC
#FFEED6
#FFF0DB
#FFF2E0
#FFF4E5
#FFF9F0

Shades

#FFCE8A
#FFB54D
#FF9B0F
#CC7700
#8F5300
#523000

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFE8C7.

How #FFE8C7 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#FFE8C7
Protanopia#ECECC7
Protanomaly#F4EAC7
Deuteranopia#F0F0C6
Deuteranomaly#F6EDC6
Tritanopia#FFE4E4
Tritanomaly#FFE6D9
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFE8C7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffe8c7: #FFE8C7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFE8C7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffe8c7': '#FFE8C7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.910, blue: 0.780)
Android XML<color name="color_ffe8c7">#FFE8C7</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFE8C7"

More Orange Colors

#FFE8C7 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FFE8C7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFE8C7?

#FFE8C7 is a lightest orange — rgb(255, 232, 199) in RGB and hsl(35, 100%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bisque (#FFE4C4), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.92.

What is the RGB value of #FFE8C7?

#FFE8C7 is rgb(255, 232, 199) — red 255, green 232, and blue 199 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFE8C7?

#FFE8C7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 22%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFE8C7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFE8C7 scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFE8C7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFE8C7 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 bisque (#FFE4C4) at a CIE76 distance of 1.92, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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