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#F2DDBB — Pale Orange

#F2DDBB is a orange color we call Pale Orange, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #F2DDBB 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.

#F2DDBB 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 #BAD0F2; it also sits naturally between #F2C1BA and #EBF2BA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2DDBB · RGB 242, 221, 187

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Color values

HEX#F2DDBB
RGB242, 221, 187
HSL37°, 68%, 84%
HSV37°, 23%, 95%
CMYK0%, 9%, 23%, 5%
XYZ71.44, 74.18, 57.57
Yxy74.18, 0.3516, 0.3651
CIE-Lab89.01, 2.00, 19.33
Hunter Lab86.13, 1.98, 16.59

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 87% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 23% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F2DDBB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2DDBB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2DDBB

.text { color: #F2DDBB; }
.background { background-color: #F2DDBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2DDBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 221, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 68%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2DDBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 221, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2DDBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 221, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2DDBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2DDBB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2DDBB

#EBCC98#E5BA76#DEA954#D89831#BC8224#9A6A1D#785317#563B10#33230A#110C03

Tints of #F2DDBB

#F3DFBF#F4E1C3#F5E5CC#F6E7D0#F7EAD4#F8ECD8#F8EEDD#FAF2E5#FBF4EA#FCF6EE

Tones of #F2DDBB

#EEDCBF#EADBC2#E6DAC6#E2D9CA#DED8CE#DAD7D2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAD0F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.33:1 Fails
Against black text15.84:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2DDBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2DDBB

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 #F2DDBB: ·

How #F2DDBB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E9E9C3Deuteranopia · #EAECC5Tritanopia · #F1CACB

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 #F2DDBB rather than the exact color:

Palette F2deba
#F2DEBA · #FFEFD6 · #0E5E6F · #3A8891
Palette A9907e
#A9907E · #F3DEBA · #ABC4AA · #675D50
Palette 876445
#876445 · #CA965C · #EEC373 · #F4DFBA
Velvet Tempest
#BE4509 · #EC8A18 · #E0BB72 · #F2E1BB
Palette 698269
#698269 · #B99B6B · #F1DBBF · #AA5656
Velvet Ruby Breeze
#8A1F1A · #F6331A · #F76C58 · #EFD9BD

Similar colors

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

#F2DEBA#F3DEBA#F4DFBA#F2E1BB#F1DBBF#EFD9BD#F7DCB9#F4DFB6#EED9B9#F2E3BB#F2DDC1#F6D8BD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2DDBA  ·  #F2DDBC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2DDBB?

#F2DDBB is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 242, 221, 187). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2DDBB?

#F2DDBB is RGB 242, 221, 187 — HSL 37°, 68%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 23%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2DDBB?

Its complement is #BAD0F2; analogous partners are #F2C1BA and #EBF2BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2DDBB for text?

Black text on #F2DDBB has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.