Palettes / Colors / #F8CAAF

#F8CAAF — Pale Vivid Orange

#F8CAAF is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color PeachPuff (#FFDAB9). It belongs to the orange family.

#F8CAAF 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 #AFDDF8; it also sits naturally between #F8AFB9 and #F8EEAF. 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 97% · Green 79% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 29% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F8CAAF

.text { color: #F8CAAF; }
.background { background-color: #F8CAAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F8CAAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(248, 202, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 84%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F8CAAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(248, 202, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F8CAAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(248, 202, 175, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F8CAAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F8CAAF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFDDF8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F8CAAF: #000000.

How #F8CAAF 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 #F8CAAF 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

← #F8CAAE  ·  #F8CAB0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F8CAAF?

#F8CAAF is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 248, 202, 175). Its closest standard named color is PeachPuff.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F8CAAF?

#F8CAAF is RGB 248, 202, 175 — HSL 22°, 84%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 29%, 3%.

What colors go with #F8CAAF?

Its complement is #AFDDF8; analogous partners are #F8AFB9 and #F8EEAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F8CAAF for text?

Black text on #F8CAAF has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.