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#F4E1CB — Pale Orange

#F4E1CB is a orange color we call Pale Orange, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: bisque (#FFE4C4) — not an exact match. CSS bisque gives you #FFE4C4, a different color; use #F4E1CB 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.

#F4E1CB 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 #CDDFF4; it also sits naturally between #F4CECD and #F3F4CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F4E1CB · RGB 244, 225, 203

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Color values

HEX#F4E1CB
RGB244, 225, 203
HSL32°, 65%, 88%
HSV32°, 17%, 96%
CMYK0%, 8%, 17%, 4%
XYZ75.01, 77.40, 67.49
Yxy77.40, 0.3411, 0.3520
CIE-Lab90.50, 3.00, 13.10
Hunter Lab87.97, 2.99, 11.75

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 96% · Green 88% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 17% · Key 4%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F4E1CB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F4E1CB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F4E1CB

.text { color: #F4E1CB; }
.background { background-color: #F4E1CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4E1CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 225, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 65%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4E1CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 225, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4E1CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 225, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F4E1CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4E1CB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F4E1CB

#EDCEAB#E5B885#DEA563#D68F3D#C27A29#A06522#7A4D1A#583813#32200B#110B04

Tints of #F4E1CB

#F5E4D1#F6E7D5#F6E7D5#F7E9D9#F8EBDD#F9EEE2#FAF0E6#FAF0E6#FBF3EA#FBF5EE

Tones of #F4E1CB

#F2E2CF#EEE1D2#ECE1D5#E9E1D8#E6E1DB#E3E1DE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDDFF4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.27:1 Fails
Against black text16.48:1 AAA

Best text color on #F4E1CB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F4E1CB

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 #F4E1CB: ·

How #F4E1CB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ECECD0Deuteranopia · #EDEED2Tritanopia · #F3D5D5

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 #F4E1CB rather than the exact color:

Palette 000000
#000000 · #F4DFC8 · #F4EAE0 · #FAF6F0
Palette 0a2947
#0A2947 · #F3E4C9 · #D3D4C0 · #8B5E3C
Palette 8a5f41
#8A5F41 · #A77F60 · #F3E4C9 · #CCD67F
Palette A98b76
#A98B76 · #BFA28C · #F3E4C9 · #BABF94
Palette F0e3ca
#F0E3CA · #FF8303 · #A35709 · #1B1A17
Palette 8d7b68
#8D7B68 · #A4907C · #C8B6A6 · #F1DEC9

Similar colors

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

#F4DFC8#F3E4C9#F0E3CA#F1DEC9#F4DCCB#F4DFD0#F6E6CB#EFE3CA#F3E3D0#F8E2CF#F7DDC8#EEE0CC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F4E1CA  ·  #F4E1CC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F4E1CB?

#F4E1CB is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 244, 225, 203). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F4E1CB?

#F4E1CB is RGB 244, 225, 203 — HSL 32°, 65%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 17%, 4%.

What colors go with #F4E1CB?

Its complement is #CDDFF4; analogous partners are #F4CECD and #F3F4CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F4E1CB for text?

Black text on #F4E1CB has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.