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#FFD396

Peach · very light warm orange

About #FFD396

#FFD396 is a very light, moderately saturated orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 83% green and 59% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 41% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Peach (ΔE 11.2), with Sand the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #96C2FF (periwinkle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green211
Blue150

Closest named colours

Peach
#FFCBA4 · ΔE 11.2
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 12.1
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #FFD396

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFD396.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFD396.
15.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFD396 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFD396
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4D492
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEDE97
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFC7C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFD396?

#FFD396 is a very light, moderately saturated orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 83% green and 59% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 41% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFD396?

Use black text. Black on #FFD396 has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFD396?

Its complementary colour is #96C2FF, and analogous partners are #FF9F96 and #F7FF96.