Palettes / Colors / #F2DDCA

#F2DDCA — Pale Orange

#F2DDCA is a orange color we call Pale Orange, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the orange family.

#F2DDCA 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 #CADFF2; it also sits naturally between #F2CACA and #F2F1CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 87% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 17% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F2DDCA

.text { color: #F2DDCA; }
.background { background-color: #F2DDCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2DDCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 221, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(29, 61%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2DDCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 221, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2DDCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 221, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2DDCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2DDCA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CADFF2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2DDCA: #000000.

How #F2DDCA looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F2DDCA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2DDC9  ·  #F2DDCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2DDCA?

#F2DDCA is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 242, 221, 202). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2DDCA?

#F2DDCA is RGB 242, 221, 202 — HSL 29°, 61%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 17%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2DDCA?

Its complement is #CADFF2; analogous partners are #F2CACA and #F2F1CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2DDCA for text?

Black text on #F2DDCA has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.