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#F2CD91 — Light Vivid Orange

#F2CD91 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 #F2CD91 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.

#F2CD91 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 #91B7F2; it also sits naturally between #F29D91 and #E7F291. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2CD91 · RGB 242, 205, 145

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Color values

HEX#F2CD91
RGB242, 205, 145
HSL37°, 79%, 76%
HSV37°, 40%, 95%
CMYK0%, 15%, 40%, 5%
XYZ63.56, 64.58, 35.90
Yxy64.58, 0.3874, 0.3937
CIE-Lab84.27, 5.04, 34.70
Hunter Lab80.36, 4.91, 26.37

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 80% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 40% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F2CD91 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2CD91 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2CD91

.text { color: #F2CD91; }
.background { background-color: #F2CD91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2CD91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 205, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 79%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2CD91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 205, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2CD91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 205, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2CD91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2CD91">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2CD91

#EEBF72#EBB052#E69F2D#D78E19#B77915#976412#774F0E#52360A#322106#120C02

Tints of #F2CD91

#F3D19B#F4D5A4#F5DAAD#F6DEB6#F8E2BF#F9E6C8#FAEAD1#FBEEDA#FCF3E4#FDF7ED

Tones of #F2CD91

#EBCC98#E4CAA0#DDC8A6#D7C7AD#D0C5B4#C9C3BB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #91B7F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.51:1 Fails
Against black text13.92:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2CD91: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2CD91

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 #F2CD91: ·

How #F2CD91 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E2A0Deuteranopia · #E4E7A3Tritanopia · #F0ABAE

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 · #CDDC39Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F2CD91 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fef2a0
#FEF2A0 · #F3CD97 · #E98B50 · #BC4F4F
Amber Ruby Cinder
#991D0B · #D38A42 · #F9B033 · #F2D394
Palette 3396d3
#3396D3 · #FFF0CE · #EBCB90 · #EEEEEE
Palette Dbd0c0
#DBD0C0 · #FAEEE0 · #F9E4C8 · #F9CF93
Palette 155e95
#155E95 · #6A80B9 · #F6C794 · #FFF6B3
Palette 9cf196
#9CF196 · #ECEBA7 · #EBCE95 · #EDAAAA

Similar colors

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

#F3CD97#F2D394#EBCB90#F9CF93#F6C794#EBCE95#F1CA89#F8C794#F6D198#EFD595#EAD196#E9C891

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2CD90  ·  #F2CD92 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2CD91?

#F2CD91 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 242, 205, 145). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2CD91?

#F2CD91 is RGB 242, 205, 145 — HSL 37°, 79%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 40%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2CD91?

Its complement is #91B7F2; analogous partners are #F29D91 and #E7F291. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2CD91 for text?

Black text on #F2CD91 has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.