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#F2CFBC — Pale Orange

#F2CFBC 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 #F2CFBC 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.

#F2CFBC 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 #BBDEF2; it also sits naturally between #F2BBC3 and #F2E9BB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2CFBC · RGB 242, 207, 188

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Color values

HEX#F2CFBC
RGB242, 207, 188
HSL21°, 67%, 84%
HSV21°, 22%, 95%
CMYK0%, 14%, 22%, 5%
XYZ68.01, 67.13, 56.95
Yxy67.13, 0.3540, 0.3495
CIE-Lab85.57, 9.40, 13.98
Hunter Lab81.94, 9.29, 12.13

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 81% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 22% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F2CFBC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2CFBC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2CFBC

.text { color: #F2CFBC; }
.background { background-color: #F2CFBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2CFBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 207, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 67%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2CFBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 207, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2CFBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 207, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2CFBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2CFBC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2CFBC

#EBB599#E49D77#DD8455#D76C33#BB5A25#99491E#773918#552911#33180A#110803

Tints of #F2CFBC

#F2D1BF#F3D4C3#F5DACC#F6DDD0#F7E0D4#F7E3D9#F8E6DD#FAEDE5#FBF0EA#FCF3EE

Tones of #F2CFBC

#EDCFBF#EAD0C3#E6D2C7#E2D3CA#DED4CE#DAD5D2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBDEF2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.46:1 Fails
Against black text14.43:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2CFBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2CFBC

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 #F2CFBC: ·

How #F2CFBC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E3E3C1Deuteranopia · #E5E7C2Tritanopia · #F0C4C5

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 #F2CFBC rather than the exact color:

Royal Canyon
#137E98 · #33A9E6 · #E86341 · #F2D0BC
Royal Mosaic
#BF581D · #46E37F · #783BE1 · #EECEBE
Palette 987d9a
#987D9A · #BB9AB1 · #EECEB9 · #FEFBD8
Palette Ffeddb
#FFEDDB · #EDCDBB · #E3B7A0 · #BF9270
Palette 557571
#557571 · #D49A89 · #F7D1BA · #F4F4F4
Dreamy Breeze
#EDCCBF · #D9A896 · #B96241 · #9B4A2C

Similar colors

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

#F2D0BC#EECEBE#EECEB9#EDCDBB#F7D1BA#EDCCBF#F4CDC2#F7D3BA#F3D5C0#F9D2BA#ECD5BC#EBD4BD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2CFBB  ·  #F2CFBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2CFBC?

#F2CFBC is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 242, 207, 188). Its closest standard named color is PeachPuff.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2CFBC?

#F2CFBC is RGB 242, 207, 188 — HSL 21°, 67%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 22%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2CFBC?

Its complement is #BBDEF2; analogous partners are #F2BBC3 and #F2E9BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2CFBC for text?

Black text on #F2CFBC has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.