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#F2CA91 — Light Vivid Orange

#F2CA91 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #F2CA91 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.

#F2CA91 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 #91BAF2; it also sits naturally between #F29A91 and #EAF291. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2CA91 · RGB 242, 202, 145

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Color values

HEX#F2CA91
RGB242, 202, 145
HSL35°, 79%, 76%
HSV35°, 40%, 95%
CMYK0%, 17%, 40%, 5%
XYZ62.85, 63.16, 35.67
Yxy63.16, 0.3887, 0.3907
CIE-Lab83.53, 6.60, 33.73
Hunter Lab79.47, 6.42, 25.65

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 79% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 40% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F2CA91 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2CA91 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2CA91

.text { color: #F2CA91; }
.background { background-color: #F2CA91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2CA91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 202, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 79%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2CA91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 202, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2CA91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 202, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2CA91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2CA91">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2CA91

#EEBA72#EBAB52#E6992D#D78819#B77315#975F12#774B0E#52340A#322006#120C02

Tints of #F2CA91

#F3CE9B#F4D3A4#F5D7AD#F6DCB6#F8E0BF#F9E4C8#FAE9D1#FBEDDA#FCF2E4#FDF6ED

Tones of #F2CA91

#EBC998#E4C8A0#DDC6A6#D7C5AD#D0C4B4#C9C3BB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #91BAF2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.54:1 Fails
Against black text13.63:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2CA91: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2CA91

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 #F2CA91: ·

How #F2CA91 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E09FDeuteranopia · #E3E6A2Tritanopia · #F0AAAC

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F2CA91 rather than the exact color:

Palette 155e95
#155E95 · #6A80B9 · #F6C794 · #FFF6B3
Palette Fef2a0
#FEF2A0 · #F3CD97 · #E98B50 · #BC4F4F
Palette 3396d3
#3396D3 · #FFF0CE · #EBCB90 · #EEEEEE
Palette Fff2d7
#FFF2D7 · #FFE0B5 · #F8C794 · #D8AE7E
Crystal Canyon
#134BD1 · #496AEF · #EFC151 · #EEC391
Palette Cc9b6d
#CC9B6D · #F1CA89 · #F2DAC3 · #C8C2BC

Similar colors

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

#F6C794#F3CD97#EBCB90#F8C794#EEC391#F1CA89#F9CF93#EBCE95#E9C891#F2D394#E9C790#F2C18D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2CA90  ·  #F2CA92 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2CA91?

#F2CA91 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 242, 202, 145). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2CA91?

#F2CA91 is RGB 242, 202, 145 — HSL 35°, 79%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 40%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2CA91?

Its complement is #91BAF2; analogous partners are #F29A91 and #EAF291. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2CA91 for text?

Black text on #F2CA91 has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.