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#F2D8CF

Bone · very light warm orange

About #F2D8CF

#F2D8CF is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 85% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 7.6); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFE9F2 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F2D8CF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red242
Green216
Blue207

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.3
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #F2D8CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #F2D8CF.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #F2D8CF.
15.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2D8CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2D8CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEDACE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4DFCF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9D4D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2D8CF?

#F2D8CF is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 85% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2D8CF?

Use black text. Black on #F2D8CF has a contrast ratio of 15.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2D8CF?

Its complementary colour is #CFE9F2, and analogous partners are #F2CFD8 and #F2EACF.