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#FCDDAB Color

#FCDDAB is rgb(252, 221, 171) in RGB, hsl(37, 93%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 32%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Navajo White (#FFDEAD), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCDDAB
HEX#FCDDAB
RGBrgb(252, 221, 171)
HSLhsl(37, 93%, 83%)
HSVhsv(37, 32%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 32%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(91.1% 0.073 79.5)
LABlab(89.84% 5.89 28.78)
LCHlch(89.84% 29.37 78.43)

What #FCDDAB 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 #FCDDAB, 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.

#FCDDAB Channel Values

How #FCDDAB 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 252 · G 221 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 37° · S 93% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 37° · S 32% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 32% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 16.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCDDAB 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 text16.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #FCDDAB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCDDAB; 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 #FCDDAB

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 #FCDDAB.

How #FCDDAB 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#FCDDAB
Protanopia#E3E3AB
Protanomaly#EDE0AB
Deuteranopia#E8E8AA
Deuteranomaly#F0E4AA
Tritanopia#FFD8D8
Tritanomaly#FFDAC7
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCDDAB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcddab: #FCDDAB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCDDAB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcddab': '#FCDDAB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.867, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_fcddab">#FCDDAB</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCDDAB"

More Orange Colors

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

#FCDDAB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCDDAB?

#FCDDAB is a lightest orange — rgb(252, 221, 171) in RGB and hsl(37, 93%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Navajo White (#FFDEAD), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.03.

What is the RGB value of #FCDDAB?

#FCDDAB is rgb(252, 221, 171) — red 252, green 221, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCDDAB?

#FCDDAB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 32%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCDDAB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCDDAB scores 1.31:1 against white and 16.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCDDAB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCDDAB 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 navajowhite (#FFDEAD) at a CIE76 distance of 1.03, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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