Information about #F2CD6E color

#F2CD6E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #F2CD6E is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(242, 205, 110) — 94.9% red, 80.4% green, 43.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 52 / 5. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#F2CD6E presents itself as a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Warm Sun (#F1CD6C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Golden Sand (#EACE6A) and Arylide Yellow (#E9D66B).

The recipe behind #F2CD6E is rgb(242, 205, 110), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #F2CD6E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#F2CD6E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#F2CD6E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #F2CD6E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Warm Sun color link
Warm Sun

#F1CD6C

Golden Sand color link
Golden Sand

#EACE6A

Bardot color link
Bardot

#F3C762

Soft Orange color link
Soft Orange

#F5CA7B

Grandis color link
Grandis

#FFCD73

Golden Cream color link
Golden Cream

#F7BF68

Chardonnay color link
Chardonnay

#FFC878

Pastel Amber color link
Pastel Amber

#F8C57C

Wild Rice color link
Wild Rice

#E3D474

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F2CD6E
  • RGB242, 205, 110
  • CMYK0, 15, 52, 5
  • CSSrgb(242, 205, 110)
  • HSL43°, 84%, 69%
  • HSL Precise43.182°, 83.544%, 69.02%
  • HSV43°, 55%, 95%
  • HSB43°, 55%, 95%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.949
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.949, 0.804, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.949, 0.804, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.949, 0.804, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB94.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF2CD6E
  • DECIMAL ID15912302
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01