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#F9EEEA — Pale Orange

#F9EEEA is a orange color we call Pale Orange, closest to the named color OldLace (#FDF5E6). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: oldlace (#FDF5E6) — not an exact match. CSS oldlace gives you #FDF5E6, a different color; use #F9EEEA 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.

#F9EEEA 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 #EBF6F9; it also sits naturally between #F9EBEE and #F9F6EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F9EEEA · RGB 249, 238, 234

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Color values

HEX#F9EEEA
RGB249, 238, 234
HSL16°, 56%, 95%
HSV16°, 6%, 98%
CMYK0%, 4%, 6%, 2%
XYZ84.49, 87.23, 90.23
Yxy87.23, 0.3226, 0.3330
CIE-Lab94.84, 3.02, 3.24
Hunter Lab93.40, 3.08, 3.13

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 93% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F9EEEA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F9EEEA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F9EEEA

.text { color: #F9EEEA; }
.background { background-color: #F9EEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F9EEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(249, 238, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 56%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F9EEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(249, 238, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F9EEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(249, 238, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F9EEEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F9EEEA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F9EEEA

#EFD2C7#E5B5A4#DB9880#D17B5C#C75E38#9F4B2D#7B3A23#582919#34180F#100804

Tints of #F9EEEA

#F9EFEB#F9EFEB#F9EFEB#F9EFEB#FBF2EF#FBF2EF#FBF2EF#FBF2EF#FBF2EF#FBF2EF

Tones of #F9EEEA

#F8EFEC#F7F0ED#F6F0EE#F5F1EF#F4F1F0#F3F2F1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBF6F9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.14:1 Fails
Against black text18.45:1 AAA

Best text color on #F9EEEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F9EEEA

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 #F9EEEA: ·

How #F9EEEA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F4F4EBDeuteranopia · #F5F6EBTritanopia · #F8ECEC

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 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F9EEEA rather than the exact color:

Palette F9ecec
#F9ECEC · #F0D9DA · #C8D9EB · #ECF2F9
Palette Ff8ba7
#FF8BA7 · #FFC6C7 · #FAEEE7 · #C3F0CA
Palette Caf7e3
#CAF7E3 · #F8EDED · #F6DFEB · #E4BAD4
Palette F8eded
#F8EDED · #FF8225 · #B43F3F · #173B45
Palette F6f1e9
#F6F1E9 · #FFD93D · #FF9A00 · #4F200D
Palette F6f1e9
#F6F1E9 · #FFD93D · #FF8400 · #4F200D

Similar colors

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

#F9ECEC#FAEEE7#F8EDED#F6F1E9#F7F2EB#FAF0E6#FDEDED#F5EBEB#F5EFE7#F5EDED#FAF1E6#F7F2E7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F9EEE9  ·  #F9EEEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F9EEEA?

#F9EEEA is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 249, 238, 234). Its closest standard named color is OldLace.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F9EEEA?

#F9EEEA is RGB 249, 238, 234 — HSL 16°, 56%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 6%, 2%.

What colors go with #F9EEEA?

Its complement is #EBF6F9; analogous partners are #F9EBEE and #F9F6EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F9EEEA for text?

Black text on #F9EEEA has a contrast ratio of 18.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.