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#F4DDCE — Pale Orange

#F4DDCE is a orange color we call Pale Orange, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the orange family.

#F4DDCE 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 #CDE4F4; it also sits naturally between #F4CDD1 and #F4F0CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F4DDCE · RGB 244, 221, 206

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Color values

HEX#F4DDCE
RGB244, 221, 206
HSL24°, 63%, 88%
HSV24°, 16%, 96%
CMYK0%, 9%, 16%, 4%
XYZ74.31, 75.40, 69.03
Yxy75.40, 0.3397, 0.3447
CIE-Lab89.58, 5.52, 10.22
Hunter Lab86.83, 5.51, 9.27

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 96% · Green 87% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 16% · Key 4%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F4DDCE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F4DDCE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F4DDCE

.text { color: #F4DDCE; }
.background { background-color: #F4DDCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4DDCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 221, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 63%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4DDCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 221, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4DDCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 221, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F4DDCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4DDCE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F4DDCE

#ECC6AC#E4AC86#DC9565#D47B40#BF672B#9E5524#79411B#572F14#321B0B#110904

Tints of #F4DDCE

#F5DFD1#F6E2D5#F6E2D5#F7E5DA#F7E8DE#F8EBE2#F9EEE6#F9EEE6#FAF1EA#FBF4EE

Tones of #F4DDCE

#F1DDD0#EEDED3#EBDED5#E9DFD8#E6DFDB#E3E0DE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDE4F4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text16.08:1 AAA

Best text color on #F4DDCE: #000000.

How #F4DDCE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EAEAD2Deuteranopia · #EBEDD3Tritanopia · #F3D4D5

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 #F4DDCE rather than the exact color:

Palette Fdefef
#FDEFEF · #F4DFD0 · #DAD0C2 · #CDBBA7
Royal Ruby Horizon
#165594 · #3999E1 · #C9741E · #F4DCCB
Wild Ruby
#7C0E44 · #AA5E7A · #D49A9A · #F2DACE
Palette Ffbe98
#FFBE98 · #FEECE2 · #F7DED0 · #E2BFB3
Palette 921a40
#921A40 · #C75B7A · #D9ABAB · #F4D9D0
Serene Bloom
#F4E0D2 · #D48954 · #C5733A · #9A5728

Similar colors

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

#F4DFD0#F4DCCB#F2DACE#F7DED0#F4D9D0#F4E0D2#F5DAD2#F6D8D0#F1DEC9#F4DFC8#F3E3D0#F8E2CF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F4DDCD  ·  #F4DDCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F4DDCE?

#F4DDCE is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 244, 221, 206). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F4DDCE?

#F4DDCE is RGB 244, 221, 206 — HSL 24°, 63%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 16%, 4%.

What colors go with #F4DDCE?

Its complement is #CDE4F4; analogous partners are #F4CDD1 and #F4F0CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F4DDCE for text?

Black text on #F4DDCE has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.