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#FFCC9E

Peach · very light warm orange

About #FFCC9E

#FFCC9E is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 80% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 38% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Peach (ΔE 3.5); Apricot comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9ED1FF — a baby blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FFCC9E for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green204
Blue158

Closest named colours

Peach
#FFCBA4 · ΔE 3.5
Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 9.4
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #FFCC9E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFCC9E.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFCC9E.
14.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFCC9E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFCC9E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCCF9B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8DA9F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFC1C0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFCC9E?

#FFCC9E is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 80% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 38% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFCC9E?

Use black text. Black on #FFCC9E has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFCC9E?

Its complementary colour is #9ED1FF, and analogous partners are #FF9EA1 and #FFFD9E.