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#FFD0A4

Peach · very light warm orange

About #FFD0A4

With the hex code #FFD0A4, this is a very light orange with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 82% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 36% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Peach — a ΔE of 3.3 — followed by Apricot. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A4D3FF, a baby blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green208
Blue164

Closest named colours

Peach
#FFCBA4 · ΔE 3.3
Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 7.8
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #FFD0A4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFD0A4.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFD0A4.
14.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFD0A4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFD0A4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFD2A1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EADDA5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFC6C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFD0A4?

With the hex code #FFD0A4, this is a very light orange with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 82% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 36% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FFD0A4?

Use black text. Black on #FFD0A4 has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFD0A4?

Its complementary colour is #A4D3FF, and analogous partners are #FFA4A5 and #FFFEA4.