Palettes / Colors / #F0D5BC

#F0D5BC — Pale Orange

#F0D5BC is a orange color we call Pale Orange, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the orange family.

#F0D5BC 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 #BCD7F0; it also sits naturally between #F0BCBD and #F0EFBC. 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 84% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 22% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #F0D5BC

.text { color: #F0D5BC; }
.background { background-color: #F0D5BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F0D5BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(240, 213, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(29, 63%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F0D5BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(240, 213, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F0D5BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(240, 213, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F0D5BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F0D5BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCD7F0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F0D5BC: #000000.

How #F0D5BC 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F0D5BC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F0D5BB  ·  #F0D5BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F0D5BC?

#F0D5BC is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 240, 213, 188). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F0D5BC?

#F0D5BC is RGB 240, 213, 188 — HSL 29°, 63%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 22%, 6%.

What colors go with #F0D5BC?

Its complement is #BCD7F0; analogous partners are #F0BCBD and #F0EFBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F0D5BC for text?

Black text on #F0D5BC has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.