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#F2DFD2 — Pale Brown

#F2DFD2 is a brown color we call Pale Brown, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) — not an exact match. CSS antiquewhite gives you #FAEBD7, a different color; use #F2DFD2 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.

#F2DFD2 is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D4E6F2; it also sits naturally between #F2D4D7 and #F2EFD4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2DFD2 · RGB 242, 223, 210

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Color values

HEX#F2DFD2
RGB242, 223, 210
HSL24°, 55%, 89%
HSV24°, 13%, 95%
CMYK0%, 8%, 13%, 5%
XYZ74.64, 76.31, 71.77
Yxy76.31, 0.3351, 0.3426
CIE-Lab90.00, 4.39, 8.71
Hunter Lab87.35, 4.38, 7.98

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 87% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 13% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F2DFD2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2DFD2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2DFD2

.text { color: #F2DFD2; }
.background { background-color: #F2DFD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2DFD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 223, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 55%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2DFD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 223, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2DFD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 223, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2DFD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2DFD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2DFD2

#E9C9B4#DFB090#D69971#CB804D#BA6B36#96562C#774422#533018#331E0F#100905

Tints of #F2DFD2

#F4E3D7#F4E3D7#F5E6DB#F6E8DF#F7EBE3#F7EBE3#F8EEE7#F9F1EB#F9F1EB#FAF4EF

Tones of #F2DFD2

#F0E0D6#EEE1D8#ECE1DA#EAE2DC#E7E2DE#E5E3E1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4E6F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.29:1 Fails
Against black text16.26:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2DFD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2DFD2

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 #F2DFD2: ·

How #F2DFD2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EAEAD5Deuteranopia · #EBECD6Tritanopia · #F1D8D8

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 #F2DFD2 rather than the exact color:

Serene Bloom
#F4E0D2 · #D48954 · #C5733A · #9A5728
Palette Fdefef
#FDEFEF · #F4DFD0 · #DAD0C2 · #CDBBA7
Palette 810b38
#810B38 · #F1E2D1 · #DCC3AA · #541A1A
Palette F3e2d4
#F3E2D4 · #C5B0CD · #415E72 · #17313E
Palette 331d2c
#331D2C · #3F2E3E · #A78295 · #EFE1D1
Palette 690b22
#690B22 · #E07A5F · #F1E3D3 · #1B4D3E

Similar colors

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

#F4E0D2#F4DFD0#F1E2D1#F3E2D4#EFE1D1#F1E3D3#F3E3D0#EDE0D4#F7DED0#F0E4D3#EFE4D2#F5DAD2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2DFD1  ·  #F2DFD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2DFD2?

#F2DFD2 is Pale Brown, a brown color (RGB 242, 223, 210). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2DFD2?

#F2DFD2 is RGB 242, 223, 210 — HSL 24°, 55%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 13%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2DFD2?

Its complement is #D4E6F2; analogous partners are #F2D4D7 and #F2EFD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2DFD2 for text?

Black text on #F2DFD2 has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.