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#F2BB63 — Light Vivid Orange

#F2BB63 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #F2BB63 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#F2BB63 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #639AF2; it also sits naturally between #F27463 and #E2F263. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2BB63 · RGB 242, 187, 99

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Color values

HEX#F2BB63
RGB242, 187, 99
HSL37°, 85%, 67%
HSV37°, 59%, 95%
CMYK0%, 23%, 59%, 5%
XYZ56.64, 55.32, 19.50
Yxy55.32, 0.4309, 0.4208
CIE-Lab79.22, 10.31, 51.45
Hunter Lab74.38, 9.90, 33.72

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 73% · Blue 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 59% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F2BB63 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2BB63 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2BB63

.text { color: #F2BB63; }
.background { background-color: #F2BB63; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2BB63; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 187, 99); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 85%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2BB63; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 187, 99, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2BB63; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 187, 99, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2BB63">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2BB63">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2BB63

#F0AF47#EDA126#E29312#C68010#AA6E0E#89590B#6D4609#503407#2F1F04#130C02

Tints of #F2BB63

#F4C271#F5C880#F6CE8E#F7D49C#F8DAAA#F9DEB4#FAE4C2#FBEBD0#FCF1DE#FDF7EC

Tones of #F2BB63

#E8B96D#DEB778#D4B482#C9B28D#BFB097#B5ADA1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #639AF2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.74:1 Fails
Against black text12.06:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2BB63: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2BB63

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #F2BB63: ·

How #F2BB63 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADA78Deuteranopia · #DDE17DTritanopia · #EF898D

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 Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F2BB63 rather than the exact color:

Palette 064635
#064635 · #519259 · #F0BB62 · #F4EEA9
Palette D04848
#D04848 · #F3B95F · #FDE767 · #6895D2
Palette Ec8f5e
#EC8F5E · #F3B664 · #F1EB90 · #9FBB73
Palette A5cf83
#A5CF83 · #F0E76F · #ECB65F · #E89951
Palette E89951
#E89951 · #ECB65F · #F0E76F · #A5CF83
Palette 041c32
#041C32 · #04293A · #064663 · #ECB365

Similar colors

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

#F0BB62#F3B95F#F3B664#ECB65F#ECB365#F8C463#F5C16C#F2C46A#FAB95B#F7C566#FDBF60#ECC35C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2BB62  ·  #F2BB64 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2BB63?

#F2BB63 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 242, 187, 99). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2BB63?

#F2BB63 is RGB 242, 187, 99 — HSL 37°, 85%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 59%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2BB63?

Its complement is #639AF2; analogous partners are #F27463 and #E2F263. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2BB63 for text?

Black text on #F2BB63 has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.