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#FFDFA2 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFDFA2 is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color NavajoWhite (#FFDEAD). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: navajowhite (#FFDEAD) — not an exact match. CSS navajowhite gives you #FFDEAD, a different color; use #FFDFA2 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.

#FFDFA2 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 #A3C3FF; it also sits naturally between #FFB1A3 and #F1FFA3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FFDFA2 · RGB 255, 223, 162

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Color values

HEX#FFDFA2
RGB255, 223, 162
HSL39°, 100%, 82%
HSV39°, 36%, 100%
CMYK0%, 13%, 36%, 0%
XYZ74.15, 76.64, 45.07
Yxy76.64, 0.3786, 0.3913
CIE-Lab90.16, 2.71, 33.98
Hunter Lab87.55, 2.70, 26.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 87% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 36% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FFDFA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FFDFA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FFDFA2

.text { color: #FFDFA2; }
.background { background-color: #FFDFA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFDFA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 223, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFDFA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 223, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFDFA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 223, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFDFA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFDFA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFDFA2

#FFD17A#FFC252#FFB62E#FFA805#DB8F00#B37400#8A5A00#664200#3D2800#140D00

Tints of #FFDFA2

#FFE1A8#FFE4B3#FFE6B8#FFEAC2#FFEBC7#FFEDCC#FFF1D6#FFF3DB#FFF6E5#FFF8EB

Tones of #FFDFA2

#F9DDAA#F2DBB1#EBD9B7#E5D7BD#DED5C4#D8D3CB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3C3FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.29:1 Fails
Against black text16.33:1 AAA

Best text color on #FFDFA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFDFA2

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 #FFDFA2: ·

How #FFDFA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F1F1B1Deuteranopia · #F3F5B4Tritanopia · #FDBCBF

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 Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFDFA2 rather than the exact color:

Palette B7fbff
#B7FBFF · #FFF6BE · #FFE0A3 · #FFA1AC
Palette Ffb3b3
#FFB3B3 · #FFDBA4 · #FFE9AE · #C1EFFF
Palette C96868
#C96868 · #FADFA1 · #FFF4EA · #7EACB5
Palette E73f1e
#E73F1E · #FB6C00 · #F9B637 · #FFDD9C
Palette 6dc5d1
#6DC5D1 · #FDE49E · #FEB941 · #DD761C
Modern Ruby
#31AAA9 · #F8E0A4 · #A82020 · #6C1A1A

Similar colors

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

#FFE0A3#FFDBA4#FADFA1#FFDD9C#FDE49E#F8E0A4#FFDCA9#FFE6A5#FCE09B#FFE3A9#FFDBAA#FFDDAB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFDFA1  ·  #FFDFA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFDFA2?

#FFDFA2 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 223, 162). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFDFA2?

#FFDFA2 is RGB 255, 223, 162 — HSL 39°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 36%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFDFA2?

Its complement is #A3C3FF; analogous partners are #FFB1A3 and #F1FFA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFDFA2 for text?

Black text on #FFDFA2 has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.