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#F9EBCD — Pale Vivid Orange

#F9EBCD is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blanchedalmond (#FFEBCD) — not an exact match. CSS blanchedalmond gives you #FFEBCD, a different color; use #F9EBCD 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.

#F9EBCD 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 #CDDBF9; it also sits naturally between #F9D5CD and #F1F9CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F9EBCD · RGB 249, 235, 205

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Color values

HEX#F9EBCD
RGB249, 235, 205
HSL41°, 79%, 89%
HSV41°, 18%, 98%
CMYK0%, 6%, 18%, 2%
XYZ79.79, 83.96, 69.76
Yxy83.96, 0.3417, 0.3596
CIE-Lab93.43, -0.02, 16.27
Hunter Lab91.63, -0.02, 14.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 92% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 18% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F9EBCD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F9EBCD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F9EBCD

.text { color: #F9EBCD; }
.background { background-color: #F9EBCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F9EBCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(249, 235, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 79%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F9EBCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(249, 235, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F9EBCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(249, 235, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F9EBCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F9EBCD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F9EBCD

#F5DDA8#F0CC7F#ECBE5B#E7AD32#D79B19#AD7D14#896310#60450B#3B2B07#120D02

Tints of #F9EBCD

#FAEDD1#FAEDD1#FAEFD6#FBF1DA#FBF2DF#FBF2DF#FCF4E4#FCF6E8#FCF6E8#FDF8ED

Tones of #F9EBCD

#F6EAD0#F3E9D3#F0E8D6#ECE6D9#E9E5DC#E6E4E0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDDBF9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.18:1 Fails
Against black text17.79:1 AAA

Best text color on #F9EBCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F9EBCD

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 #F9EBCD: ·

How #F9EBCD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F3F3D4Deuteranopia · #F4F5D6Tritanopia · #F8DADB

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 #F9EBCD rather than the exact color:

Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E9EDC9 · #FEFAE0 · #FAEDCD
Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E0E5B6 · #FAEDCE · #FEFAE0
Palette 9ab17a
#9AB17A · #C3CC9B · #E4DFB5 · #FBE8CE
Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5
Palette F8ecd1
#F8ECD1 · #DEB6AB · #AC7D88 · #85586F
Palette 59b292
#59B292 · #FFC94D · #FAE7CB · #FA6781

Similar colors

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

#FAEDCD#FAEDCE#FBE8CE#F6EACB#F8ECD1#FAE7CB#FDEBD0#F9EBC8#F9E8C9#FAEED1#FDE8CB#F9E6CF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F9EBCC  ·  #F9EBCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F9EBCD?

#F9EBCD is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 249, 235, 205). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F9EBCD?

#F9EBCD is RGB 249, 235, 205 — HSL 41°, 79%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 18%, 2%.

What colors go with #F9EBCD?

Its complement is #CDDBF9; analogous partners are #F9D5CD and #F1F9CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F9EBCD for text?

Black text on #F9EBCD has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.