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#FDCED0 Color

#FDCED0 is rgb(253, 206, 208) in RGB, hsl(357, 92%, 90%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 18%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Red (#FFCCCB), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDCED0
HEX#FDCED0
RGBrgb(253, 206, 208)
HSLhsl(357, 92%, 90%)
HSVhsv(357, 19%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 18%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(89.3% 0.053 15.3)
LABlab(86.96% 17.31 5.60)
LCHlch(86.96% 18.19 17.94)

What #FDCED0 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 #FDCED0, 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.

#FDCED0 Channel Values

How #FDCED0 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 206 · B 2088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 357° · S 92% · L 90%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 357° · S 19% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 18% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FDCED0 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 text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FDCED0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FDCED0; 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 #FDCED0

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 #FDCED0.

How #FDCED0 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#FDCED0
Protanopia#D7D7D0
Protanomaly#E7D3D0
Deuteranopia#DFDFCF
Deuteranomaly#ECD8CF
Tritanopia#FDCECE
Tritanomaly#FDCECF
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDCED0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fdced0: #FDCED0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDCED0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fdced0': '#FDCED0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.808, blue: 0.816)
Android XML<color name="color_fdced0">#FDCED0</color>
SVG fillfill="#FDCED0"

More Red Colors

#FDCED0 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FDCED0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FDCED0?

#FDCED0 is a lightest red — rgb(253, 206, 208) in RGB and hsl(357, 92%, 90%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Red (#FFCCCB), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.46.

What is the RGB value of #FDCED0?

#FDCED0 is rgb(253, 206, 208) — red 253, green 206, and blue 208 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDCED0?

#FDCED0 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 18%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDCED0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDCED0 scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDCED0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDCED0 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 pink (#FFC0CB) at a CIE76 distance of 8.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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