#FFDAB9Peachpuff is a vivid, fully saturated, light warm orange (#FFDAB9).
At hue 28° with 100% saturation, peachpuff lands firmly in the orange family — a warm color through and through. Colors in this range are commonly associated with enthusiasm, friendliness and affordability, which makes peachpuff a natural fit for playful brands, food products and secondary calls to action.
Peachpuff is light enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on peachpuff hits 15.98:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 1.31:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of peachpuff sits at 208° — #B8DEFF, close to lightsteelblue — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same warm temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for peachpuff in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from peachpuff's position on the color wheel (hue 28°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix peachpuff toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how peachpuff performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Peachpuff | 1.31:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Peachpuff | 15.98:1 | AAA | AAA |
#EFEFC1#F1F4C3#FDC7C9Copy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword peachpuff directly.
:root {
--peachpuff: #FFDAB9;
--peachpuff-rgb: 255, 218, 185;
--peachpuff-tint: #FFEBD8;
--peachpuff-shade: #8C7866;
}
.btn-peachpuff {
background: var(--peachpuff);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'peachpuff': {
DEFAULT: '#FFDAB9',
light: '#FFEBD8',
dark: '#8C7866',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.