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#FFBB95

Peach · light warm orange

About #FFBB95

With the hex code #FFBB95, this is a light orange with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 73% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 42% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Peach — a ΔE of 8.2 — followed by Apricot. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #95D9FF, a baby blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green187
Blue149

Closest named colours

Peach
#FFCBA4 · ΔE 8.2
Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 12.7
Light Salmon
#FFA07A · ΔE 14.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #FFBB95

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFBB95.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFBB95.
12.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFBB95 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFBB95
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDC192
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD095
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFAFB1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFBB95?

With the hex code #FFBB95, this is a light orange with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 73% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 42% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FFBB95?

Use black text. Black on #FFBB95 has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFBB95?

Its complementary colour is #95D9FF, and analogous partners are #FF95A4 and #FFF095.