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#FDAE86 Color

#FDAE86 is rgb(253, 174, 134) in RGB, hsl(20, 97%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 47%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Salmon (#FFA07A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDAE86
HEX#FDAE86
RGBrgb(253, 174, 134)
HSLhsl(20, 97%, 76%)
HSVhsv(20, 47%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 47%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(81.8% 0.107 47.6)
LABlab(78.25% 26.55 32.81)
LCHlch(78.25% 42.21 51.02)

What #FDAE86 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 #FDAE86, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 7.99Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 8.39Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 8.53Papaya#FF9E80ΔE 9.04Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 9.69Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 9.88

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

#FDAE86 Channel Values

How #FDAE86 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 174 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 97% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 47% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 47% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FDAE86 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FDAE86 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FDAE86

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FDAE86; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FDAE86
Complementary
#86D6FD
Analogous
#FD869A
Analogous
#FDE986
Triadic
#86FDAE
Triadic
#AE86FD
Split comp.
#86FDE9
Split comp.
#869AFD

Tints & Shades of #FDAE86

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

#FDB896
#FEC2A5
#FECCB4
#FEDAC8
#FEE4D7
#FFEEE6

Shades

#FC8C54
#FC671D
#E24E03
#B03C03
#7E2B02
#461801

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FDAE86.

How #FDAE86 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#FDAE86
Protanopia#BFBF85
Protanomaly#DAB886
Deuteranopia#CDCD82
Deuteranomaly#E2C184
Tritanopia#FFAAAA
Tritanomaly#FFAB9D
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDAE86 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fdae86: #FDAE86;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDAE86;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fdae86': '#FDAE86' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.682, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_fdae86">#FDAE86</color>
SVG fillfill="#FDAE86"

More Orange Colors

#FDAE86 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FDAE86 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FDAE86?

#FDAE86 is a light orange — rgb(253, 174, 134) in RGB and hsl(20, 97%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Salmon (#FFA07A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.99.

What is the RGB value of #FDAE86?

#FDAE86 is rgb(253, 174, 134) — red 253, green 174, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDAE86?

#FDAE86 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 47%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDAE86 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDAE86 scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDAE86 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDAE86 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 lightsalmon (#FFA07A) at a CIE76 distance of 7.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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