Peach-orange (#FFCC99)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.46:1 — vs black: 14.35:1

Color values

  • HEX #FFCC99
  • RGB rgb(255, 204, 153)
  • HSL hsl(30, 40%, 100%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 20, 40, 0 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FFCC99 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Peach-orange
#FFCC99 Base
#99CCFF
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Peach-orange
#FFCC99 Base
Canary
#FFFF99
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Peach-orange
#FFCC99 Base
#99FFCC
Pale Violet
#CC99FF
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Peach-orange
#FFCC99 Base
#99FFFF
#9999FF
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Peach-orange
#FFCC99 Base
#99FF99
#99CCFF
#FF99FF
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Peach-orange
#FFCC99 Base
#FF8000
#FFA64D
#FFB870
#FFE0C2
#FFF2E6
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Peach-orange, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#1A0D00
#663300
#B35900
#FF8000
#FFA64D
Peach-orange #FFCC99 Base
#FFD4A8
#FFDBB8
#FFE3C7
#FFEBD6
#FFF2E6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FFCC99. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FFCC99;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FFCC99;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FFCC99;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FFCC99,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FFCC99,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$peach-orange: #FFCC99;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$peach-orange-r: 255;
$peach-orange-g: 204;
$peach-orange-b: 153;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $peach-orange;
    color: rgba($peach-orange-r, $peach-orange-g, $peach-orange-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Peach-orange appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FFCC99 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #DCDC97 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #D2D299 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FFC6C6 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #D5D5D5 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Peach-orange ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Peach-orange #FFCC99 Base
Deep Peach #FFCBA4 ΔE 3.63
Light Apricot #FDD5B1 ΔE 4.45
Champagne #FAD6A5 ΔE 4.48
Macaroni And Cheese #FFBD88 ΔE 4.62

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.