Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Pastel Peach

Pastel Peach is a light and pastel orange color with HEX #FFDAB9. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 255, 218, 185, HSL 28, 100%, 86%, warm temperature, and is useful for soft UI backgrounds, pastel palettes, and gentle product design.

#FFDAB9 orange warm lightpastel
HEX #FFDAB9
RGB rgb(255, 218, 185)
HSL hsl(28 100% 86%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 15, 27, 0)
Luminance 0.7491
Contrast Black 15.98:1White 1.31:1

CSS Utilities

--color-pastel-peach: #FFDAB9;
.bg-pastel-peach { background-color: #FFDAB9; }
.text-pastel-peach { color: #FFDAB9; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.7491
Black text15.98:1AA Pass
White text1.31:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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  "hex": "#FFDAB9",
  "rgb": [
    255,
    218,
    185
  ],
  "hsl": [
    28,
    100,
    86
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    15,
    27,
    0
  ],
  "luminance": 0.7491,
  "contrast": {
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#B8DEFF",
  "analogous": [
    "#FFB8BA",
    "#FFFDB8"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#B8FFD9",
    "#D9B8FF"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#BAFFB8",
    "#B8DEFF",
    "#FDB8FF"
  ],
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    "#B8FFFD",
    "#B8BAFF"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#FFDAB9",
    "#FFA85C"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#FFFFFF",
  "dark": "#FFA85C",
  "saturated": "#FFD9B8",
  "desaturated": "#F7D9BF",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#FFEFE0"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#B8DEFF",
    "#FFB8BA",
    "#FFFDB8"
  ],
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    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F7D9BF"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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    "moccasin",
    "peach",
    "wheat",
    "navajo-white"
  ],
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  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
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    "pastel-peach-vs-moccasin",
    "pastel-peach-vs-peach-puff"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/light",
    "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
  ],
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    "/wcag/pastel-peach",
    "/css/colors/pastel-peach",
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  ],
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    ],
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      "/compare/apricot-vs-pastel-peach",
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      "/wcag/pastel-peach",
      "/css/colors/pastel-peach",
      "/hex/ffdab9"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
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  "name": "Pastel Peach",
  "hex": "#FFDAB9",
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    "pastel palettes",
    "gentle product design"
  ],
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      "softness",
      "care",
      "lightness"
    ],
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      "wellness",
      "beauty",
      "children products",
      "lifestyle"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "high-contrast operational alerts"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
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    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "orange",
  "temperature": "warm",
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    185
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  },
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    "neon": "#FFEFE0"
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      "#36454F"
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      "#36454F"
    ]
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      "/wcag/pastel-peach",
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      "/hex/ffdab9"
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      "#B8DEFF",
      "#FFB8BA",
      "#FFFDB8"
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      "#FFFFFF"
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      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Pastel Peach Color

Pastel Peach sits in the orange family with warm temperature and light and pastel visual character. Pastel Peach is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include softness, care, and lightness, which makes it relevant for wellness and beauty. In design work, Pastel Peach is most useful for soft ui backgrounds, pastel palettes, and gentle product design, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Light colorsFind colors with light visual character.Pastel colorsFind colors with pastel visual character.Pastel Peach accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #FFDAB9.Pastel Peach CSS utilitiesUse Pastel Peach in CSS variables and utility classes.#FFDAB9 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Pastel Peach paletteOpen the generated palette based on Pastel Peach.Pastel Peach harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Pastel Peach against black and white text.

Black text15.98:1AA Pass
White text1.31:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Peach Puff#FFDAB9
Moccasin#FFE4B5
Peach#FFE5B4
Wheat#F5DEB3
Navajo White#FFDEAD

Color Harmonies

#B8DEFF#B8DEFF
#FFB8BA#FFB8BA
#FFFDB8#FFFDB8
#B8FFD9#B8FFD9
#D9B8FF#D9B8FF
Open full Pastel Peach harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#FFA85C#FFA85C
#FFD9B8#FFD9B8
#F7D9BF#F7D9BF
White#FFFFFF
#FFEFE0#FFEFE0

Pairings

Black#000000
#B8DEFF#B8DEFF
#FFB8BA#FFB8BA
#FFFDB8#FFFDB8
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5