Information about Skin color

#FFE0BD - Skin color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FFE0BD ("Skin") belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Luminous brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(255, 224, 189) — 100% red, 87.8% green, 74.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 12 / 26 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FFE0BD is a intensely saturated warm orange that glows at the very top of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Very Pale Orange (#FFDFBF). Nearby in the Register you will also find Karry (#FEDCC1) and Peach Puff (#FFDAB9).

The recipe behind #FFE0BD is rgb(255, 224, 189), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #FFE0BD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 16.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.3:1. The name "Skin" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Skin color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Skin color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Skin

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Karry color link
Karry

#FEDCC1

Peach Puff color link
Peach Puff

#FFDAB9

Sandy Beach color link
Sandy Beach

#FEDBB7

Bisque color link
Bisque

#FFE4C4

Pale Tangelo color link
Pale Tangelo

#FFD9C2

Moccasin color link
Moccasin

#FFE4B5

Pale Gamboge color link
Pale Gamboge

#FFE8C2

Pastel Peach color link
Pastel Peach

#F7DFC2

Peach color link
Peach

#FFE5B4

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFE0BD
  • RGB255, 224, 189
  • CMYK0, 12, 26, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 224, 189)
  • HSL32°, 100%, 87%
  • HSL Precise31.818°, 100%, 87.059%
  • HSV32°, 26%, 100%
  • HSB32°, 26%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.878
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.878, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.878, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.878, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB87.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFFE0BD
  • DECIMAL ID16769213
  • Name Length4
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