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#F2CEBF — Pale Orange

#F2CEBF is a orange color we call Pale Orange, closest to the named color PeachPuff (#FFDAB9). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: peachpuff (#FFDAB9) — not an exact match. CSS peachpuff gives you #FFDAB9, a different color; use #F2CEBF 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.

#F2CEBF 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 #C0E3F2; it also sits naturally between #F2C0CA and #F2E8C0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2CEBF · RGB 242, 206, 191

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Color values

HEX#F2CEBF
RGB242, 206, 191
HSL18°, 66%, 85%
HSV18°, 21%, 95%
CMYK0%, 15%, 21%, 5%
XYZ68.09, 66.78, 58.59
Yxy66.78, 0.3520, 0.3452
CIE-Lab85.39, 10.35, 12.14
Hunter Lab81.72, 10.25, 10.64

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 81% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 21% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F2CEBF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2CEBF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2CEBF

.text { color: #F2CEBF; }
.background { background-color: #F2CEBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2CEBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 206, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 66%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2CEBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 206, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2CEBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 206, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2CEBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2CEBF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2CEBF

#EBB59E#E49B7C#DD815A#D66838#BE5427#98441F#773518#552611#33170A#110803

Tints of #F2CEBF

#F3D2C4#F4D5C8#F5D8CC#F5DCD0#F7E2D9#F8E5DD#F9E8E1#FAECE6#FBEFEA#FCF2EE

Tones of #F2CEBF

#EFD0C3#EBD2C7#E7D3CA#E3D4CE#E0D6D1#DCD7D5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0E3F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.46:1 Fails
Against black text14.36:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2CEBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2CEBF

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 #F2CEBF: ·

How #F2CEBF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E2C3Deuteranopia · #E5E7C4Tritanopia · #F0C5C6

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F2CEBF rather than the exact color:

Royal Canyon
#137E98 · #33A9E6 · #E86341 · #F2D0BC
Frozen Ruby Orchard
#F4CDC2 · #E59580 · #E16342 · #652615
Royal Mosaic
#BF581D · #46E37F · #783BE1 · #EECEBE
Dreamy Breeze
#EDCCBF · #D9A896 · #B96241 · #9B4A2C
Palette Ffeddb
#FFEDDB · #EDCDBB · #E3B7A0 · #BF9270
Crimson Terrace
#F2CBC5 · #DE7563 · #D76451 · #CC3C24

Similar colors

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

#F2D0BC#F4CDC2#EECEBE#EDCCBF#EDCDBB#F2CBC5#F3D5C0#EECEB9#F5D3C4#F7D1BA#F7D3BA#EEC7C3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2CEBE  ·  #F2CEC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2CEBF?

#F2CEBF is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 242, 206, 191). Its closest standard named color is PeachPuff.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2CEBF?

#F2CEBF is RGB 242, 206, 191 — HSL 18°, 66%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 21%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2CEBF?

Its complement is #C0E3F2; analogous partners are #F2C0CA and #F2E8C0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2CEBF for text?

Black text on #F2CEBF has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.