Pale orange
#FFE2BB
#FFE2BB is a pale orange with low intensity, at step 100 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 15.1:1. On white it reaches only 1.2:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#FFE2BB shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #FFE2BB kept exactly at step 100. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 FFF5E8
- 100 FFE2BB
- 200 EDD5B6
- 300 D4BB99
- 400 B99E7A
- 500 9D835F
- 600 826845
- 700 685130
- 800 503C1E
- 900 39280D
- 950 231502
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-orange-50: #fff5e8; --color-orange-100: #ffe2bb; --color-orange-200: #edd5b6; --color-orange-300: #d4bb99; --color-orange-400: #b99e7a; --color-orange-500: #9d835f; --color-orange-600: #826845; --color-orange-700: #685130; --color-orange-800: #503c1e; --color-orange-900: #39280d; --color-orange-950: #231502;}Is #FFE2BB readable?
Contrast for text on #FFE2BB and for #FFE2BB used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
Fail · 1.2APCA Lc 14 · Not readable
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AAA · 15.1APCA Lc 91 · Ideal for body text
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #8C724F · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 1.2APCA Lc 12 · Not readable
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AAA · 15.1APCA Lc 91 · Ideal for body text
Color palettes with #FFE2BB
Six palettes built around #FFE2BB, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#FFE2BB · #C4B16A · #FF9570 · #D1F1B9 · #261F14
- Complementary#FFE2BB · #73A0E4 · #81B4FF · #FFE7CB · #2C241A
- Split complementary#FFE2BB · #3991B2 · #9B8BF9 · #F9D59D · #332C22
- Triadic#FFE2BB · #009696 · #CF90FF · #F6D094 · #2A2219
- Tetradic#FFE2BB · #3FA386 · #539AF8 · #FFDFF4 · #2F291D
- Monochromatic#FFE2BB · #D9A84D · #EE9E13 · #F8D4B0 · #342B21
#FFE2BB as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #FFE2BB looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #FFF5E8
- Brand 100, #FFE2BB
- Brand 200, #EDD5B6
- Brand 300, #D4BB99
- Brand 400, #B99E7A
- Brand 500, #9D835F
- Brand 600, #826845
- Brand 700, #685130
- Brand 800, #503C1E
- Brand 900, #39280D
- Brand 950, #231502
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FBFAF9
- Neutral 100, #F5F4F2
- Neutral 200, #E7E5E2
- Neutral 300, #D7D4CF
- Neutral 400, #A5A099
- Neutral 500, #78726B
- Neutral 600, #59534C
- Neutral 700, #443F39
- Neutral 800, #2B2721
- Neutral 900, #1B1712
- Neutral 950, #0D0905
Success
- Success 50, #E7FFE2
- Success 100, #CAFCBF
- Success 200, #B4EBA9
- Success 300, #97D28A
- Success 400, #78B66A
- Success 500, #66A558
- Success 600, #417E33
- Success 700, #2A651C
- Success 800, #174D07
- Success 900, #0A3600
- Success 950, #041F00
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5E9
- Warning 100, #FFE7C9
- Warning 200, #FFD093
- Warning 300, #EFB058
- Warning 400, #D19640
- Warning 500, #B57A14
- Warning 600, #946100
- Warning 700, #754C00
- Warning 800, #583800
- Warning 900, #3D2600
- Warning 950, #241500
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F2
- Danger 100, #FFE4E0
- Danger 200, #FFCBC2
- Danger 300, #FFA396
- Danger 400, #F77767
- Danger 500, #D45345
- Danger 600, #B93C30
- Danger 700, #99221A
- Danger 800, #7B0805
- Danger 900, #580000
- Danger 950, #360000
Info
- Info 50, #EEF9FF
- Info 100, #D6EFFF
- Info 200, #AFE1FF
- Info 300, #74CBFC
- Info 400, #4EAEE1
- Info 500, #2591C4
- Info 600, #0076A5
- Info 700, #005D82
- Info 800, #004563
- Info 900, #003045
- Info 950, #001B2A
- Primary buttons use Brand 100 with neutral 950 text, at 15.9:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 100: it already reads on the dark background at 15.9:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #FFE2BB
Lighter and darker versions, its complementary color, neighbors on the color wheel and softer variants.