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#F2CA97 — Light Vivid Orange

#F2CA97 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 #F2CA97 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.

#F2CA97 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 #97BEF2; it also sits naturally between #F29D97 and #ECF297. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2CA97 · RGB 242, 202, 151

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Color values

HEX#F2CA97
RGB242, 202, 151
HSL34°, 78%, 77%
HSV34°, 38%, 95%
CMYK0%, 17%, 38%, 5%
XYZ63.32, 63.35, 38.17
Yxy63.35, 0.3841, 0.3843
CIE-Lab83.63, 7.27, 30.75
Hunter Lab79.59, 7.08, 23.83

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 79% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 38% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F2CA97 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2CA97 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2CA97

.text { color: #F2CA97; }
.background { background-color: #F2CA97; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2CA97; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 202, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(34, 78%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2CA97; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 202, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2CA97; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 202, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2CA97">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2CA97">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2CA97

#EEBA77#EAA853#E69833#DA871B#BA7317#965D13#76490F#56350B#321F06#120B02

Tints of #F2CA97

#F3CFA0#F4D4A9#F5D8B2#F7DDBB#F8E1C4#F8E4C9#F9E8D2#FBEDDB#FCF1E4#FDF6ED

Tones of #F2CA97

#ECCA9D#E5C9A4#DFC8AA#D8C7B1#D1C6B7#CBC5BE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #97BEF2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.54:1 Fails
Against black text13.67:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2CA97: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2CA97

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 #F2CA97: ·

How #F2CA97 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E0A3Deuteranopia · #E3E6A6Tritanopia · #F0ADAF

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 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F2CA97 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fef2a0
#FEF2A0 · #F3CD97 · #E98B50 · #BC4F4F
Palette 155e95
#155E95 · #6A80B9 · #F6C794 · #FFF6B3
Palette F2edd1
#F2EDD1 · #F9CB99 · #689B8A · #280A3E
Palette Fff2d7
#FFF2D7 · #FFE0B5 · #F8C794 · #D8AE7E
Palette Dba979
#DBA979 · #ECCA9C · #E8EFCF · #AFD198
Palette 7ebdb4
#7EBDB4 · #F6D198 · #F4A548 · #862A5C

Similar colors

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

#F3CD97#F6C794#F9CB99#F8C794#ECCA9C#F6D198#F4D19B#EBCE95#EAC696#F2D394#F9CF93#F5CCA0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2CA96  ·  #F2CA98 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2CA97?

#F2CA97 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 242, 202, 151). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2CA97?

#F2CA97 is RGB 242, 202, 151 — HSL 34°, 78%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 38%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2CA97?

Its complement is #97BEF2; analogous partners are #F29D97 and #ECF297. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2CA97 for text?

Black text on #F2CA97 has a contrast ratio of 13.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.