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#FDC8BA Color

#FDC8BA is rgb(253, 200, 186) in RGB, hsl(13, 94%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 26%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Pink (#F7BFBE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDC8BA
HEX#FDC8BA
RGBrgb(253, 200, 186)
HSLhsl(13, 94%, 86%)
HSVhsv(13, 26%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 26%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(87.6% 0.064 35.2)
LABlab(85.12% 17.97 14.60)
LCHlch(85.12% 23.16 39.09)

What #FDC8BA 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 #FDC8BA, 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.

#FDC8BA Channel Values

How #FDC8BA 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 200 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 13° · S 94% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 13° · S 26% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 26% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FDC8BA 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FDC8BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FDC8BA; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FDC8BA

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 #FDC8BA.

How #FDC8BA 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#FDC8BA
Protanopia#D2D2BA
Protanomaly#E5CEBA
Deuteranopia#DBDBB8
Deuteranomaly#EAD4B9
Tritanopia#FEC6C6
Tritanomaly#FEC7C2
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDC8BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fdc8ba: #FDC8BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDC8BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fdc8ba': '#FDC8BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.784, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_fdc8ba">#FDC8BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#FDC8BA"

More Red Colors

#FDC8BA sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FDC8BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FDC8BA?

#FDC8BA is a lightest red — rgb(253, 200, 186) in RGB and hsl(13, 94%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Pink (#F7BFBE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.01.

What is the RGB value of #FDC8BA?

#FDC8BA is rgb(253, 200, 186) — red 253, green 200, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDC8BA?

#FDC8BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 26%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDC8BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDC8BA scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDC8BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDC8BA 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 peachpuff (#FFDAB9) at a CIE76 distance of 11.51, which is visibly different.

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