#f2e5cd

Color #f2e5cd

A moderately saturated very light orange.

Closest named color Antique White #faebd7 · ΔE 3.21 Nearest Tailwind class orange-100 #ffedd4 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#f2e5cd

RGB

rgb(242, 229, 205)

HSL

hsl(38.9, 58.7%, 87.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(38.9, 15.3%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.4%, 15.3%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(91.38, 0.53, 13.29)

LCH

lch(91.38, 13.3, 87.72)

OKLCH

oklch(92.6%, 0.0348, 82.9)

HWB

hwb(38.9, 80.4%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cddaf2

Analogous

#f2d2cd

#f2e5cd

#ecf2cd

Triadic

#f2e5cd

#cdf2e5

#e5cdf2

Split-complementary

#f2e5cd

#cdecf2

#d2cdf2

Tetradic

#f2e5cd

#daf2cd

#cddaf2

#e5cdf2

Square

#f2e5cd

#cdf2d2

#cddaf2

#f2cdec

Shades

Color #f2e5cd mixed toward black.

#e3c692

#d3a757

#b1832e

#76571f

#3b2c0f

Tints

Color #f2e5cd mixed toward white.

#f4e9d5

#f6eede

#f8f2e6

#fbf6ee

#fdfbf7

Tones

Color #f2e5cd mixed toward gray.

#efe4d0

#ece3d3

#e9e2d6

#e6e1d9

#e2e0dc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ececd3 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#edeed5 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#f1d8d9 · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#e6e6e6 · ΔE 10.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #f2e5cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f2e5cd]

Related colors

Orange #ffa500

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Floral White #fffaf0

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#f2e5cd (#f2e5cd) is rgb(242, 229, 205) in RGB.

No, #f2e5cd is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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