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#FDB29B Color

#FDB29B is rgb(253, 178, 155) in RGB, hsl(14, 96%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 39%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blush Coral (#FFB2A6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDB29B
HEX#FDB29B
RGBrgb(253, 178, 155)
HSLhsl(14, 96%, 80%)
HSVhsv(14, 39%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 39%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(82.9% 0.094 37.8)
LABlab(79.48% 26.12 23.31)
LCHlch(79.48% 35.01 41.75)

What #FDB29B 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 #FDB29B, 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 red in the library.

#FDB29B Channel Values

How #FDB29B 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 178 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 14° · S 96% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 14° · S 39% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 39% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 12.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FDB29B 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FDB29B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FDB29B; 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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Tints & Shades of #FDB29B

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FDB29B.

How #FDB29B 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#FDB29B
Protanopia#C2C29A
Protanomaly#DCBC9B
Deuteranopia#CFCF98
Deuteranomaly#E3C499
Tritanopia#FFAFAF
Tritanomaly#FEB0A8
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDB29B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fdb29b: #FDB29B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDB29B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fdb29b': '#FDB29B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.698, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_fdb29b">#FDB29B</color>
SVG fillfill="#FDB29B"

More Red Colors

#FDB29B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FDB29B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FDB29B?

#FDB29B is a lightest red — rgb(253, 178, 155) in RGB and hsl(14, 96%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blush Coral (#FFB2A6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.55.

What is the RGB value of #FDB29B?

#FDB29B is rgb(253, 178, 155) — red 253, green 178, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDB29B?

#FDB29B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 39%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDB29B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDB29B scores 1.75:1 against white and 12.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDB29B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDB29B 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 11.15, which is visibly different.

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