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#FFD8BB Gentle Caress

#FFD8BB is a very light, muted orange named Gentle Caress. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 84.7% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(255, 216, 187)). Its HSL value is 26° hue, 100% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black. #FFD8BB is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.79:1.

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Variations of #FFD8BB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#FFD8BB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FFD8BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFD8BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #EDE3BB
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4DAB9
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ECDBBA
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EDE3BB
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F2DFBB
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD0D0
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFD5C5
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DFDFDF
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E8DDD7

#FFD8BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.33:1 Very poor#FFD8BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.79:1 Super#FFD8BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFD8BB in CSS

/* Gentle Caress */
.color { color: #FFD8BB; }
.background { background-color: #FFD8BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFD8BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 216 187);
color: hsl(26 100% 87%);
color: oklch(0.908 0.058 58.6);

#FFD8BB FAQ

What color is #FFD8BB?

#FFD8BB is a very light, muted orange. Its closest named color is Gentle Caress. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFD8BB?

#FFD8BB is rgb(255, 216, 187) in RGB, hsl(26, 100%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 15%, 27%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFD8BB?

The complementary color of #FFD8BB is #BBE2FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFD8BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFD8BB: 15.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFD8BB a warm or cool color?

#FFD8BB is a warm color.