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#F2AE87 Color

#F2AE87 is rgb(242, 174, 135) in RGB, hsl(22, 80%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 44%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Macaroni and Cheese (#FFBD88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F2AE87
HEX#F2AE87
RGBrgb(242, 174, 135)
HSLhsl(22, 80%, 74%)
HSVhsv(22, 44%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 44%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(80.6% 0.096 50.8)
LABlab(77.02% 22.29 30.41)
LCHlch(77.02% 37.70 53.76)

What #F2AE87 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F2AE87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 8.19Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 8.36Tan (Crayola)#D99A6CΔE 8.84Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 9.87Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 9.9Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 10.34

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#F2AE87 Channel Values

How #F2AE87 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 242 · G 174 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 80% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 44% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 44% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F2AE87 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F2AE87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F2AE87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F2AE87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F2AE87
Complementary
#88CBF2
Analogous
#F28896
Analogous
#F2E488
Triadic
#88F2AF
Triadic
#AF88F2
Split comp.
#88F2E4
Split comp.
#8896F2

Tints & Shades of #F2AE87

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#F3B895
#F5C4A8
#F7CDB6
#F9DAC8
#FAE3D6
#FCF0E8

Shades

#ED905A
#E8712C
#CA5816
#9C4411
#6E300C
#401C07

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F2AE87.

How #F2AE87 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F2AE87
Protanopia#BCBC86
Protanomaly#D4B787
Deuteranopia#C8C884
Deuteranomaly#DABE85
Tritanopia#F5AAAA
Tritanomaly#F4AB9D
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F2AE87 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f2ae87: #F2AE87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F2AE87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f2ae87': '#F2AE87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.949, green: 0.682, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_f2ae87">#F2AE87</color>
SVG fillfill="#F2AE87"

More Orange Colors

#F2AE87 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#F2AE87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F2AE87?

#F2AE87 is a light orange — rgb(242, 174, 135) in RGB and hsl(22, 80%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Macaroni and Cheese (#FFBD88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.19.

What is the RGB value of #F2AE87?

#F2AE87 is rgb(242, 174, 135) — red 242, green 174, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F2AE87?

#F2AE87 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 44%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F2AE87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F2AE87 scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F2AE87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F2AE87 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 10.34, which is visibly different.

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