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#FDCAA1 Color

#FDCAA1 is rgb(253, 202, 161) in RGB, hsl(27, 96%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 36%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Peach (Crayola) (#FFCBA4), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDCAA1
HEX#FDCAA1
RGBrgb(253, 202, 161)
HSLhsl(27, 96%, 81%)
HSVhsv(27, 36%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 36%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(87.4% 0.079 60.3)
LABlab(85.18% 14.70 27.76)
LCHlch(85.18% 31.41 62.09)

What #FDCAA1 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 #FDCAA1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Peach (Crayola)#FFCBA4ΔE 1.13Apricot#FBCEB1ΔE 7.19Deep Champagne#FAD6A5ΔE 7.36Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 8.54Nude#E3BC9AΔE 8.73Blush Peach#FFDAB9ΔE 9.23

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

#FDCAA1 Channel Values

How #FDCAA1 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 202 · B 1618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 96% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 36% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 36% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FDCAA1 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FDCAA1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FDCAA1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FDCAA1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FDCAA1
Complementary
#A0D3FD
Analogous
#FDA0A5
Analogous
#FDF8A0
Triadic
#A0FDCA
Triadic
#CAA0FD
Split comp.
#A0FDF8
Split comp.
#A0A5FD

Tints & Shades of #FDCAA1

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

#FDCFAA
#FED8B9
#FEDDC3
#FEE6D2
#FEEBDC
#FFF4EB

Shades

#FCAB69
#FB8C32
#F06F05
#B95504
#823C03
#4B2302

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FDCAA1.

How #FDCAA1 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#FDCAA1
Protanopia#D4D4A1
Protanomaly#E5D0A1
Deuteranopia#DDDD9F
Deuteranomaly#EAD5A0
Tritanopia#FFC5C5
Tritanomaly#FFC7B8
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDCAA1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fdcaa1: #FDCAA1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDCAA1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fdcaa1': '#FDCAA1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.792, blue: 0.631)
Android XML<color name="color_fdcaa1">#FDCAA1</color>
SVG fillfill="#FDCAA1"

More Orange Colors

#FDCAA1 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FDCAA1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FDCAA1?

#FDCAA1 is a lightest orange — rgb(253, 202, 161) in RGB and hsl(27, 96%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Peach (Crayola) (#FFCBA4), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.13.

What is the RGB value of #FDCAA1?

#FDCAA1 is rgb(253, 202, 161) — red 253, green 202, and blue 161 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDCAA1?

#FDCAA1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 36%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDCAA1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDCAA1 scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDCAA1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDCAA1 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 9.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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