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#FD9753 Color

#FD9753 is rgb(253, 151, 83) in RGB, hsl(24, 98%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 67%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Orange (#F99245), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FD9753
HEX#FD9753
RGBrgb(253, 151, 83)
HSLhsl(24, 98%, 66%)
HSVhsv(24, 67%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 67%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.148 52.4)
LABlab(72.60% 35.21 52.01)
LCHlch(72.60% 62.81 55.90)

What #FD9753 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 #FD9753, 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.

#FD9753 Channel Values

How #FD9753 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 253 · G 151 · B 838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 98% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 67% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 40% · Y 67% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.16:1 vs white · 9.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FD9753 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 text2.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FD9753

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FD9753; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FD9753

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 #FD9753.

How #FD9753 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#FD9753
Protanopia#AEAE52
Protanomaly#D2A552
Deuteranopia#C1C14A
Deuteranomaly#DCB24E
Tritanopia#FF9191
Tritanomaly#FF937D
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FD9753 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fd9753: #FD9753;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FD9753;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fd9753': '#FD9753' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.592, blue: 0.325)
Android XML<color name="color_fd9753">#FD9753</color>
SVG fillfill="#FD9753"

More Orange Colors

#FD9753 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FD9753 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FD9753?

#FD9753 is a light orange — rgb(253, 151, 83) in RGB and hsl(24, 98%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Orange (#F99245), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.9.

What is the RGB value of #FD9753?

#FD9753 is rgb(253, 151, 83) — red 253, green 151, and blue 83 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FD9753?

#FD9753 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 67%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FD9753 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FD9753 scores 2.16:1 against white and 9.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FD9753 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FD9753 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 sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 10.73, which is visibly different.

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