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#FDA553 Color

#FDA553 is rgb(253, 165, 83) in RGB, hsl(29, 98%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 67%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rajah (#FBAB60), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDA553
HEX#FDA553
RGBrgb(253, 165, 83)
HSLhsl(29, 98%, 66%)
HSVhsv(29, 67%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 67%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.142 61.2)
LABlab(75.67% 28.29 55.27)
LCHlch(75.67% 62.09 62.90)

What #FDA553 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 #FDA553, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 5.99Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 8.39Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 8.82Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 9.21Yellow Orange#FFAE42ΔE 10.69Pastel Orange#FFB347ΔE 11.39

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

#FDA553 Channel Values

How #FDA553 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 165 · B 838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 98% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 67% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 67% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FDA553 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FDA553 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FDA553

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FDA553; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FDA553
Complementary
#53ABFD
Analogous
#FD5356
Analogous
#FDFA53
Triadic
#53FDA5
Triadic
#A553FD
Split comp.
#53FDFA
Split comp.
#5356FD

Tints & Shades of #FDA553

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

#FEB36D
#FEBD81
#FECA9A
#FED5AE
#FEE2C7
#FFEDDC

Shades

#FD8E26
#F27602
#C56002
#9D4C02
#6F3601
#422001

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FDA553.

How #FDA553 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#FDA553
Protanopia#B8B852
Protanomaly#D7B152
Deuteranopia#C8C84B
Deuteranomaly#DFBB4E
Tritanopia#FF9E9E
Tritanomaly#FFA186
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDA553 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fda553: #FDA553;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDA553;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fda553': '#FDA553' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.647, blue: 0.325)
Android XML<color name="color_fda553">#FDA553</color>
SVG fillfill="#FDA553"

More Orange Colors

#FDA553 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FDA553 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FDA553?

#FDA553 is a light orange — rgb(253, 165, 83) in RGB and hsl(29, 98%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rajah (#FBAB60), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #FDA553?

#FDA553 is rgb(253, 165, 83) — red 253, green 165, and blue 83 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDA553?

#FDA553 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 67%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDA553 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDA553 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDA553 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDA553 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 8.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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