#ffe2ae

Color #ffe2ae

A vivid, highly saturated very light orange.

Closest named color Navajo White #ffdead · ΔE 2.32 Nearest Tailwind class orange-200 #ffd6a7 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ffe2ae

RGB

rgb(255, 226, 174)

HSL

hsl(38.5, 100%, 84.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(38.5, 31.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 31.8%, 0%)

LAB

lab(91.1, 2.59, 29.11)

LCH

lch(91.1, 29.22, 84.92)

OKLCH

oklch(92.4%, 0.074, 82)

HWB

hwb(38.5, 68.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aecbff

Analogous

#ffb9ae

#ffe2ae

#f4ffae

Triadic

#ffe2ae

#aeffe2

#e2aeff

Split-complementary

#ffe2ae

#aef4ff

#b9aeff

Tetradic

#ffe2ae

#cbffae

#aecbff

#e2aeff

Square

#ffe2ae

#aeffb9

#aecbff

#ffaef4

Shades

Color #ffe2ae mixed toward black.

#ffc866

#ffaf1f

#d68a00

#8f5c00

#472e00

Tints

Color #ffe2ae mixed toward white.

#ffe7bb

#ffecc9

#fff0d6

#fff5e4

#fffaf1

Tones

Color #ffe2ae mixed toward gray.

#f8e0b5

#f1debb

#ebdcc2

#e4dac9

#ddd8d0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f3f3bc · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#f5f7c0 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#fec7c9 · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#e5e5e5 · ΔE 17.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffe2ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffe2ae]

Related colors

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Floral White #fffaf0

Frequently asked questions

#ffe2ae (#ffe2ae) is rgb(255, 226, 174) in RGB.

No, #ffe2ae is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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