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#FDD091 Color

#FDD091 is rgb(253, 208, 145) in RGB, hsl(35, 96%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 43%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDD091
HEX#FDD091
RGBrgb(253, 208, 145)
HSLhsl(35, 96%, 78%)
HSVhsv(35, 43%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 43%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(88.2% 0.095 75.4)
LABlab(86.40% 10.49 37.53)
LCHlch(86.40% 38.97 74.38)

What #FDD091 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 #FDD091, 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.

#FDD091 Channel Values

How #FDD091 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 208 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 35° · S 96% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 35° · S 43% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 43% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FDD091 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 text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FDD091

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FDD091; 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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Tints & Shades of #FDD091

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 #FDD091.

How #FDD091 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#FDD091
Protanopia#D9D991
Protanomaly#E8D591
Deuteranopia#E0E08F
Deuteranomaly#ECDA90
Tritanopia#FFC9C9
Tritanomaly#FFCCB6
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDD091 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fdd091: #FDD091;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDD091;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fdd091': '#FDD091' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.816, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_fdd091">#FDD091</color>
SVG fillfill="#FDD091"

More Orange Colors

#FDD091 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FDD091 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FDD091?

#FDD091 is a light orange — rgb(253, 208, 145) in RGB and hsl(35, 96%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.8.

What is the RGB value of #FDD091?

#FDD091 is rgb(253, 208, 145) — red 253, green 208, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDD091?

#FDD091 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 43%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDD091 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDD091 scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDD091 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDD091 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 navajowhite (#FFDEAD) at a CIE76 distance of 10.53, which is visibly different.

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