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#F4E2BF — Pale Orange

#F4E2BF 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 #F4E2BF 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.

#F4E2BF 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 #BED0F4; it also sits naturally between #F4C7BE and #EBF4BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F4E2BF · RGB 244, 226, 191

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Color values

HEX#F4E2BF
RGB244, 226, 191
HSL40°, 71%, 85%
HSV40°, 22%, 96%
CMYK0%, 7%, 22%, 4%
XYZ73.91, 77.39, 60.33
Yxy77.39, 0.3492, 0.3657
CIE-Lab90.50, 0.74, 19.35
Hunter Lab87.97, 0.73, 16.75

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 96% · Green 89% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 22% · Key 4%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F4E2BF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F4E2BF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F4E2BF

.text { color: #F4E2BF; }
.background { background-color: #F4E2BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4E2BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 226, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 71%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4E2BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 226, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4E2BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 226, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F4E2BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4E2BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F4E2BF

#EED29B#E8C378#E2B355#DCA432#C48E21#9D721B#7A5815#573F0F#342609#110D03

Tints of #F4E2BF

#F5E4C2#F5E6C6#F6E8CB#F7EACF#F8EDD8#F9EFDC#FAF1E0#FBF3E5#FBF5E9#FCF7EE

Tones of #F4E2BF

#F0E1C1#ECDFC5#E8DEC9#E4DDCD#E0DBD1#DDDAD5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BED0F4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #F4E2BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F4E2BF

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 #F4E2BF: ·

How #F4E2BF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ECECC7Deuteranopia · #EDEFCATritanopia · #F3CED0

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 #F4E2BF rather than the exact color:

Palette 716f81
#716F81 · #B97A95 · #F6AE99 · #F2E1C1
Palette 257180
#257180 · #F2E5BF · #FD8B51 · #CB6040
Velvet Tempest
#BE4509 · #EC8A18 · #E0BB72 · #F2E1BB
Palette 005f02
#005F02 · #427A43 · #C0B87A · #F2E3BB
Palette F59aa3
#F59AA3 · #F5E4C3 · #34A7B2 · #5B2E35
Crystal Ruby Garden
#E7B7E5 · #EEB0BB · #F2DFC3 · #E1EDCD

Similar colors

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

#F2E1C1#F2E5BF#F2E1BB#F2E3BB#F5E4C3#F2DFC3#F1E4C3#F2DDC1#F4DFBA#EFE3C2#F6E7BC#F3DEBA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F4E2BE  ·  #F4E2C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F4E2BF?

#F4E2BF is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 244, 226, 191). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F4E2BF?

#F4E2BF is RGB 244, 226, 191 — HSL 40°, 71%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 22%, 4%.

What colors go with #F4E2BF?

Its complement is #BED0F4; analogous partners are #F4C7BE and #EBF4BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F4E2BF for text?

Black text on #F4E2BF has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.