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Ember Pearl Vivid
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Ember Pearl Vivid

Orange · Hue 20
Hex
#F4CCB8
RGB
rgb(244, 204, 184)
HSL
hsl(20, 74%, 84%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 16%, 25%, 4%)
Metrics
S 74% · L 84%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
1.5:1Fail
on black
14.2:1AA
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About this color

Ember Pearl Vivid (#F4CCB8) belongs to the orange family — hue 20°, 74% saturation, 84% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-ember-pearl-vivid: #F4CCB8;
  --colorarchive-ember-pearl-vivid-hsl: hsl(20, 74%, 84%);
  --colorarchive-ember-pearl-vivid-rgb: rgb(244, 204, 184);
}

AI Color Names

Let AI suggest alternative poetic names for this color in English and Chinese.

Design Context

CheerfulApproachableWarm
Common in

Children's Products · Wellness · Social Apps

Pairs well with

Soft teal for playful contrast, warm white for minimalism

Design tip

Perfect for onboarding screens and friendly UI. Light oranges feel welcoming without the intensity of pure orange.

Cultural context ▶

Peach and apricot tones are associated with friendliness and optimism. In many Asian cultures, orange symbolizes happiness.

Color Origins

Orange family

Citrus, fire, and the only color named after a fruit.

Heritage

Orange is unusual: in English the color was named after the fruit, not the other way around — before the fruit reached Europe in the 16th century, this hue was simply 'yellow-red'. Earlier pigments included realgar (toxic), saffron (priceless), and orpiment. Cadmium orange, introduced in the 19th century, gave painters from the Impressionists onward a stable, brilliant orange that didn't fade or poison.

Across cultures

In Hindu and Buddhist tradition saffron orange marks renunciation — the robe of monks across Theravada and Tibetan lineages. The Dutch House of Orange-Nassau gave the Netherlands a national identity color, still worn at football matches and on King's Day. In Ireland, orange is the Protestant counterpart to green's Catholic association — the country's flag literally encodes the divide. Halloween's orange-and-black is a 20th-century American invention that has since gone global.

In the wild

Hermès orange is a brand asset traceable to a 1942 wartime cardboard shortage. Penguin Books used orange-and-white spines as a class signal — fiction was always orange. Nickelodeon, Fanta, and easyJet all chose orange for the same reason: it reads playful and consumer-friendly while staying outside the more crowded red and yellow lanes. NASA flight suits use International Orange specifically because nothing in nature matches it, making astronauts maximally visible against any background.

How it reads

Orange is warm without the urgency of red. It signals appetite (used heavily in fast food), creativity, and approachability. At low saturation it becomes terracotta, rust, or apricot — earthy palettes for hospitality and craft. At high saturation it reads as a sport, energy drink, or warning hazard. Orange and teal is the most common modern film-grade pairing; the contrast between warm skin tones and cool shadows is engineered for it.

This particular tone

An almost luminous high-key tone — at this saturation and brightness, the color borders on neon. Use sparingly; it overpowers most companions.

Lightness band: At this lightness the hue almost recedes into the surface around it — useful for backgrounds, hover states, and any surface where the color should suggest a mood without competing with content.

Saturation band: At this saturation the color is doing work. It reads as a brand statement, a sport accessory, or a UI signal. It should be used in small, deliberate doses against quieter neighbors; large fields at this saturation will exhaust the eye.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #F4CCB8.

  • Glossierprimary
    Glossier Pink · #F8D6CD
    →
  • Aesopneutral
    Cream Paper · #EFE4D2
    →
  • Anthropicprimary
    Cream Canvas · #F0EEE6
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #F4CCB8.

  • JapanCherry Blossom (sakura 桜)
    #FBC4D0 · Prunus serrulata flower
    →
  • Italy (Tuscany)Tuscan Cream
    #EDDFC6 · Travertine limestone
    →
  • France (Paris)Lutetian Limestone
    #E5DDC8 · Paris facade stone (Haussmannian-era buildings)
    →

Tonal strip

All lightness levels at this hue and saturation. Click any to navigate.

Palette moves

Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.

Lighter companion
Ember Mist Vivid
#F8DFD3 · hsl(20, 74%, 90%)
Darker companion
Ember Bloom Vivid
#EFB395 · hsl(20, 74%, 76%)
Complementary counterpoint
Azure Pearl Vivid
#B8E0F4 · hsl(200, 74%, 84%)
Analogous lead
Saffron Pearl Vivid
#F4E5B8 · hsl(45, 74%, 84%)
Analogous echo
Crimson Pearl Vivid
#F4B8B8 · hsl(0, 74%, 84%)
Triadic +120°
Seafoam Pearl Vivid
#B8F4CC · hsl(140, 74%, 84%)
Triadic +240°
Orchid Pearl Vivid
#CCB8F4 · hsl(260, 74%, 84%)
Split-comp +150°
Lagoon Pearl Vivid
#B8F4EA · hsl(170, 74%, 84%)
Split-comp +210°
Indigo Pearl Vivid
#B8C2F4 · hsl(230, 74%, 84%)
Export preview
Base: Ember Pearl Vivid #F4CCB8
Lighter companion: Ember Mist Vivid #F8DFD3
Darker companion: Ember Bloom Vivid #EFB395
Complementary counterpoint: Azure Pearl Vivid #B8E0F4
Analogous lead: Saffron Pearl Vivid #F4E5B8
Analogous echo: Crimson Pearl Vivid #F4B8B8
Triadic +120°: Seafoam Pearl Vivid #B8F4CC
Triadic +240°: Orchid Pearl Vivid #CCB8F4
Split-comp +150°: Lagoon Pearl Vivid #B8F4EA
Split-comp +210°: Indigo Pearl Vivid #B8C2F4

Compare

See how Ember Pearl Vivid compares side by side with related colors.

vsEmber Mist VividvsEmber Bloom VividvsAzure Pearl VividvsSaffron Pearl VividvsCrimson Pearl VividvsSeafoam Pearl Vivid

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Ember Mist Vivid
#F8DFD3 · hsl(20, 74%, 90%)
Nearby match
Ember Pearl Bright
#F8CBB4 · hsl(20, 84%, 84%)
Nearby match
Vermillion Pearl Vivid
#F4C7B8 · hsl(15, 74%, 84%)
Nearby match
Tangerine Pearl Vivid
#F4D1B8 · hsl(25, 74%, 84%)
Nearby match
Ember Bloom Vivid
#EFB395 · hsl(20, 74%, 76%)
Nearby match
Ember Whisper Vivid
#FBECE4 · hsl(20, 74%, 94%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA8.4:1
Azure Nocturne Faint
#2E3538
AAA8.4:1
Azure Nocturne Muted
#2A363C
AAA8.3:1
Azure Nocturne Dust
#263740
AAA8.2:1
Azure Nocturne Soft
#223944
AAA7.9:1
Azure Nocturne Clear
#173C4F
AAA7.5:1
Azure Nocturne Vivid
#0D4059

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#E6E9BE
Protanopia
#E4E3BD
Tritanopia
#F2C1C2
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