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#FDC091 Color

#FDC091 is rgb(253, 192, 145) in RGB, hsl(26, 96%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 43%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Macaroni and Cheese (#FFBD88), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDC091
HEX#FDC091
RGBrgb(253, 192, 145)
HSLhsl(26, 96%, 78%)
HSVhsv(26, 43%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 43%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(85.2% 0.093 58.7)
LABlab(82.57% 18.38 32.63)
LCHlch(82.57% 37.46 60.61)

What #FDC091 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 #FDC091, 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.

#FDC091 Channel Values

How #FDC091 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 192 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 96% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 43% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 43% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FDC091 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 text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FDC091

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FDC091; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FDC091

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 #FDC091.

How #FDC091 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#FDC091
Protanopia#CCCC91
Protanomaly#E1C791
Deuteranopia#D7D78E
Deuteranomaly#E7CE8F
Tritanopia#FFBBBB
Tritanomaly#FFBDAC
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDC091 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fdc091: #FDC091;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDC091;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fdc091': '#FDC091' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.753, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_fdc091">#FDC091</color>
SVG fillfill="#FDC091"

More Orange Colors

#FDC091 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FDC091 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FDC091?

#FDC091 is a light orange — rgb(253, 192, 145) in RGB and hsl(26, 96%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Macaroni and Cheese (#FFBD88), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.28.

What is the RGB value of #FDC091?

#FDC091 is rgb(253, 192, 145) — red 253, green 192, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDC091?

#FDC091 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 43%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDC091 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDC091 scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDC091 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDC091 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 10.75, which is visibly different.

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