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#FADCBD Color

#FADCBD is rgb(250, 220, 189) in RGB, hsl(30, 86%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 24%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Pale Orange (#FFDFBF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FADCBD
HEX#FADCBD
RGBrgb(250, 220, 189)
HSLhsl(30, 86%, 86%)
HSVhsv(30, 24%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 24%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(91.2% 0.053 68)
LABlab(89.70% 7.32 19.30)
LCHlch(89.70% 20.64 69.24)

What #FADCBD 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 #FADCBD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#FADCBD Channel Values

How #FADCBD 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 250 · G 220 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 86% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 24% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 24% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 16.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FADCBD 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 text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #FADCBD

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

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FADCBD

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

Shades

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

How #FADCBD 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#FADCBD
Protanopia#E1E1BD
Protanomaly#ECDFBD
Deuteranopia#E6E6BC
Deuteranomaly#EFE2BC
Tritanopia#FDD8D8
Tritanomaly#FCDACE
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FADCBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fadcbd: #FADCBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FADCBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fadcbd': '#FADCBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.863, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_fadcbd">#FADCBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#FADCBD"

More Orange Colors

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

#FADCBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FADCBD?

#FADCBD is a lightest orange — rgb(250, 220, 189) in RGB and hsl(30, 86%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Pale Orange (#FFDFBF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.55.

What is the RGB value of #FADCBD?

#FADCBD is rgb(250, 220, 189) — red 250, green 220, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FADCBD?

#FADCBD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 24%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FADCBD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FADCBD scores 1.31:1 against white and 16.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FADCBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FADCBD 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 bisque (#FFE4C4) at a CIE76 distance of 2.84, which is very hard to tell apart.

Open #FADCBD in a Tool

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