Palettes / Colors / #F9DFAE

#F9DFAE — Pale Vivid Orange

#F9DFAE is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color NavajoWhite (#FFDEAD). It belongs to the orange family.

#F9DFAE 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 #AEC8F9; it also sits naturally between #F9BAAE and #EEF9AE. 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 98% · Green 87% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 30% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F9DFAE

.text { color: #F9DFAE; }
.background { background-color: #F9DFAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F9DFAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(249, 223, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 86%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F9DFAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(249, 223, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F9DFAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(249, 223, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F9DFAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F9DFAE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEC8F9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F9DFAE: #000000.

How #F9DFAE 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 #F9DFAE 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

← #F9DFAD  ·  #F9DFAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F9DFAE?

#F9DFAE is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 249, 223, 174). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F9DFAE?

#F9DFAE is RGB 249, 223, 174 — HSL 39°, 86%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 30%, 2%.

What colors go with #F9DFAE?

Its complement is #AEC8F9; analogous partners are #F9BAAE and #EEF9AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F9DFAE for text?

Black text on #F9DFAE has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.