Palettes / Colors / #F0CEA4

#F0CEA4 — Light Orange

#F0CEA4 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the orange family.

#F0CEA4 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 #A3C6F0; it also sits naturally between #F0A7A3 and #ECF0A3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 81% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 32% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #F0CEA4

.text { color: #F0CEA4; }
.background { background-color: #F0CEA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F0CEA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(240, 206, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 72%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F0CEA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(240, 206, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F0CEA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(240, 206, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F0CEA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F0CEA4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3C6F0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F0CEA4: #000000.

How #F0CEA4 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with #F0CEA4

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F0CEA3  ·  #F0CEA5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F0CEA4?

#F0CEA4 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 240, 206, 164). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F0CEA4?

#F0CEA4 is RGB 240, 206, 164 — HSL 33°, 72%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 32%, 6%.

What colors go with #F0CEA4?

Its complement is #A3C6F0; analogous partners are #F0A7A3 and #ECF0A3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F0CEA4 for text?

Black text on #F0CEA4 has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.