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#FDCABA Color

#FDCABA is rgb(253, 202, 186) in RGB, hsl(14, 94%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 26%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Apricot (#FBCEB1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDCABA
HEX#FDCABA
RGBrgb(253, 202, 186)
HSLhsl(14, 94%, 86%)
HSVhsv(14, 26%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 26%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(88% 0.062 38.1)
LABlab(85.59% 16.98 15.26)
LCHlch(85.59% 22.83 41.94)

What #FDCABA 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 #FDCABA, 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.

#FDCABA Channel Values

How #FDCABA 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 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 14° · S 94% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 14° · S 26% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 26% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FDCABA 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #FDCABA

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

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FDCABA

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 #FDCABA.

How #FDCABA 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#FDCABA
Protanopia#D4D4BA
Protanomaly#E5D0BA
Deuteranopia#DDDDB8
Deuteranomaly#EAD5B9
Tritanopia#FEC8C8
Tritanomaly#FEC9C3
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDCABA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fdcaba: #FDCABA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDCABA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fdcaba': '#FDCABA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.792, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_fdcaba">#FDCABA</color>
SVG fillfill="#FDCABA"

More Red Colors

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

#FDCABA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FDCABA?

#FDCABA is a lightest red — rgb(253, 202, 186) in RGB and hsl(14, 94%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Apricot (#FBCEB1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.6.

What is the RGB value of #FDCABA?

#FDCABA is rgb(253, 202, 186) — red 253, green 202, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDCABA?

#FDCABA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 26%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDCABA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDCABA scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDCABA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDCABA 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 10.23, which is visibly different.

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