Palettes / Colors / #F8EFDD

#F8EFDD — Pale Orange

#F8EFDD is a orange color we call Pale Orange, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the orange family.

#F8EFDD 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 #DDE6F8; it also sits naturally between #F8E2DD and #F4F8DD. 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 94% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 11% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F8EFDD

.text { color: #F8EFDD; }
.background { background-color: #F8EFDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F8EFDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(248, 239, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 66%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F8EFDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(248, 239, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F8EFDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(248, 239, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F8EFDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F8EFDD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F8EFDD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDE6F8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F8EFDD: #000000.

How #F8EFDD 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 #F8EFDD 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

← #F8EFDC  ·  #F8EFDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F8EFDD?

#F8EFDD is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 248, 239, 221). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F8EFDD?

#F8EFDD is RGB 248, 239, 221 — HSL 40°, 66%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 11%, 3%.

What colors go with #F8EFDD?

Its complement is #DDE6F8; analogous partners are #F8E2DD and #F4F8DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F8EFDD for text?

Black text on #F8EFDD has a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.