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#FFD6AB

Peach · very light warm orange

About #FFD6AB

#FFD6AB is a very light, moderately saturated orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 84% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Peach (ΔE 5.6), with Apricot the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABD4FF (baby blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.46:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green214
Blue171

Closest named colours

Peach
#FFCBA4 · ΔE 5.6
Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 7.4
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #FFD6AB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFD6AB.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFD6AB.
15.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFD6AB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFD6AB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4D8A8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEE1AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFCDCA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFD6AB?

#FFD6AB is a very light, moderately saturated orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 84% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFD6AB?

Use black text. Black on #FFD6AB has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFD6AB?

Its complementary colour is #ABD4FF, and analogous partners are #FFACAB and #FEFFAB.