What is the hex code for Peach Puff?

Peach Puff is #ffdab9. In CSS the keyword peachpuff, the hex #ffdab9, rgb(255, 218, 185) and hsl(28, 100%, 86%) all paint the same color.

What is the opposite of Peach Puff on the color wheel?

The opposite (complementary) color is #b9deff, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.

Can I use Peach Puff for text?

Peach Puff as text on white has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) and for large text (3:1). On black it is 15.98:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.

CSS color names · Yellows

Peach Puff color: hex #ffdab9, RGB and HSL

Peach Puff is the CSS keyword peachpuff, hex #ffdab9, rgb(255, 218, 185), hsl(28, 100%, 86%). It is a light, fully saturated orange in the yellows family. Below: the colors that go with it, its tints and shades, how it reads as text, and a complete interface palette built from it.

CSS name: peachpuff
Hex: #ffdab9
RGB: rgb(255, 218, 185)
HSL: hsl(28, 100%, 86%)
On white: 1.31:1 — fails AA; use as a fill, not text
On black: 15.98:1 — passes AA for body text

.example {
  color: peachpuff;          /* keyword */
  color: #ffdab9;          /* hex */
  color: rgb(255, 218, 185); /* rgb */
  color: hsl(28, 100%, 86%); /* hsl */
}

What colors go with peach puff

Each match keeps peach puff's saturation and lightness and rotates only the hue, so the relationship is the wheel's and nothing else. Any of these can be an accent beside peach puff as the primary; the harmony guides explain which rule suits which interface.

Complementary

The opposite hue, 180° away — the strongest contrast, best kept to one accent per screen.

#b9deff

Split-complementary

The two neighbors of the complement, at 150° and 210° — most of the contrast with less tension, and two accents instead of one.

#b9fffd

#b9bbff

Triadic

Two hues at 120° and 240° — three evenly spaced signals, the scheme charts and category colors want.

#b9ffda

#dab9ff

Analogous

The neighbors at −30° and +30° — calm and cohesive, with emphasis coming from weight and size rather than hue.

#ffb9bb

#fffdb9

Tints and shades of peach puff

Tints add lightness toward white; shades remove it toward black. The hue and saturation stay fixed, so every step still reads as peach puff — these are the hover, pressed, disabled and surface variants a single brand color needs.

Tints (lighter)

#ffe0c5

#ffe6d0

#ffeddc

#fff3e8

#fff9f3

Shades (darker)

#ffb370

#ff8c26

#dc6800

#934500

#492300

A UI color palette built from peach puff

The eight semantic roles an interface actually uses, derived from peach puff as the primary with the split-complementary rule: secondary and accent rotate around the wheel, and the five neutrals take the hue at lightness steps tuned for light and dark mode. This is the same derivation the palette generator runs — open it there to change the rule, drag the anchors, or export the set as CSS variables.

Light mode

primary: #ffdab9
secondary: #b9fffd
accent: #b9bbff
background: #fdfcfc
surface: #f7f5f3
text: #221911
muted: #8f7156
border: #ece5df

Dark mode

primary: #ffdab9
secondary: #b9fffd
accent: #b9bbff
background: #1b140e
surface: #281e15
text: #f6f5f3
muted: #b8a594
border: #493727

Open peach puff in the palette generator

Using peach puff in an interface

Pure yellow fails contrast against white for text at every size, so it belongs on dark surfaces or as a fill with dark text. The creams are excellent warm page backgrounds; the khakis are muted enough for borders and tags. Whichever role peach puff takes, define it once as a token rather than repeating the keyword: the semantic palette guide covers the eight roles, and the guides to complementary, triadic and the other color schemes explain how to weight the matches above.

What is the hex code for Peach Puff?: Peach Puff is #ffdab9. In CSS the keyword peachpuff, the hex #ffdab9, rgb(255, 218, 185) and hsl(28, 100%, 86%) all paint the same color.
What colors go with Peach Puff?: Its complement is #b9deff, the split-complementary pair is #b9fffd and #b9bbff, the triadic partners are #b9ffda and #dab9ff, and the analogous neighbors are #ffb9bb and #fffdb9. In an interface, use Peach Puff for most colored elements and one of these for a single accent, at roughly an 80/20 split.
What is the opposite of Peach Puff on the color wheel?: The opposite (complementary) color is #b9deff, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.
Can I use Peach Puff for text?: Peach Puff as text on white has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) and for large text (3:1). On black it is 15.98:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.