Palettes / Colors / #FAEDE6

#FAEDE6 — Pale Orange

#FAEDE6 is a orange color we call Pale Orange, closest to the named color OldLace (#FDF5E6). It belongs to the orange family.

#FAEDE6 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 #E5F3FA; it also sits naturally between #FAE5E9 and #FAF7E5. 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 93% · Blue 90%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 8% · Key 2%

Previews

CSS code for #FAEDE6

.text { color: #FAEDE6; }
.background { background-color: #FAEDE6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEDE6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 237, 230); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 67%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEDE6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 237, 230, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEDE6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 237, 230, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAEDE6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAEDE6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAEDE6

Tints of #FAEDE6

Tones of #FAEDE6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E5F3FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAEDE6: #000000.

How #FAEDE6 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 #FAEDE6 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAEDE5  ·  #FAEDE7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAEDE6?

#FAEDE6 is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 237, 230). Its closest standard named color is OldLace.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEDE6?

#FAEDE6 is RGB 250, 237, 230 — HSL 21°, 67%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 8%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAEDE6?

Its complement is #E5F3FA; analogous partners are #FAE5E9 and #FAF7E5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAEDE6 for text?

Black text on #FAEDE6 has a contrast ratio of 18.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.