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#F0BFB2 — Pale Orange

#F0BFB2 is a orange color we call Pale Orange, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the orange family.

#F0BFB2 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B2E3F0; it also sits naturally between #F0B2C4 and #F0DEB2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F0BFB2 · RGB 240, 191, 178

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Color values

HEX#F0BFB2
RGB240, 191, 178
HSL13°, 67%, 82%
HSV13°, 26%, 94%
CMYK0%, 20%, 26%, 6%
XYZ62.60, 59.00, 50.21
Yxy59.00, 0.3644, 0.3434
CIE-Lab81.29, 15.67, 13.23
Hunter Lab76.81, 15.40, 11.25

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 75% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 26% · Key 6%

Previews

Sample text in #F0BFB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F0BFB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F0BFB2

.text { color: #F0BFB2; }
.background { background-color: #F0BFB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F0BFB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(240, 191, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 67%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F0BFB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(240, 191, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F0BFB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(240, 191, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F0BFB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F0BFB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F0BFB2

#E9A490#E2876E#DC6F50#D6532E#B74424#95371D#732B17#552011#33130A#110603

Tints of #F0BFB2

#F1C3B7#F2CABF#F3CEC3#F5D5CC#F6D8D0#F7DCD4#F8E3DD#F9E6E1#FBEDEA#FCF1EE

Tones of #F0BFB2

#EBC2B7#E7C5BB#E3C7C0#DECAC4#DACCC8#D6CECD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2E3F0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.64:1 Fails
Against black text12.80:1 AAA

Best text color on #F0BFB2: #000000.

How #F0BFB2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DBDAB5Deuteranopia · #DEE1B6Tritanopia · #EEB8B8

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with #F0BFB2 or a close neighbour

Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Dreamy Ruby Orchard
#12BFD2 · #69C6F2 · #EB2A15 · #F4C3B4
Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Crimson Ruby Solace
#8A3E16 · #31DE6C · #8250E3 · #EBC3B4
Gentle Ruby Mirage
#EFC6B0 · #D4E2B8 · #D9F7E3 · #BAE0F0
Palette 99e1e5
#99E1E5 · #F3E8CB · #F2C6B4 · #FBAFAF

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EEC3AE#F4C3B4#F3BBAE#EBC3B4#EFC6B0#F2C6B4#F3BFBA#ECC2B9#F8C3AF#F8C4B4#F3C4AA#EEC7AB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F0BFB1  ·  #F0BFB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F0BFB2?

#F0BFB2 is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 240, 191, 178). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F0BFB2?

#F0BFB2 is RGB 240, 191, 178 — HSL 13°, 67%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 26%, 6%.

What colors go with #F0BFB2?

Its complement is #B2E3F0; analogous partners are #F0B2C4 and #F0DEB2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F0BFB2 for text?

Black text on #F0BFB2 has a contrast ratio of 12.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.