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#FDDAA5 Color

#FDDAA5 is rgb(253, 218, 165) in RGB, hsl(36, 96%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 35%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDDAA5
HEX#FDDAA5
RGBrgb(253, 218, 165)
HSLhsl(36, 96%, 82%)
HSVhsv(36, 35%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 35%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(90.5% 0.078 77.8)
LABlab(89.11% 7.21 30.89)
LCHlch(89.11% 31.72 76.86)

What #FDDAA5 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 #FDDAA5, 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.

#FDDAA5 Channel Values

How #FDDAA5 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 218 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 96% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 35% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 35% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FDDAA5 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FDDAA5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FDDAA5; 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 #FDDAA5

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 #FDDAA5.

How #FDDAA5 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#FDDAA5
Protanopia#E0E0A5
Protanomaly#ECDEA5
Deuteranopia#E6E6A3
Deuteranomaly#F0E2A4
Tritanopia#FFD4D4
Tritanomaly#FFD7C3
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDDAA5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fddaa5: #FDDAA5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDDAA5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fddaa5': '#FDDAA5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.855, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_fddaa5">#FDDAA5</color>
SVG fillfill="#FDDAA5"

More Orange Colors

#FDDAA5 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FDDAA5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FDDAA5?

#FDDAA5 is a lightest orange — rgb(253, 218, 165) in RGB and hsl(36, 96%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.27.

What is the RGB value of #FDDAA5?

#FDDAA5 is rgb(253, 218, 165) — red 253, green 218, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDDAA5?

#FDDAA5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 35%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDDAA5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDDAA5 scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDDAA5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDDAA5 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 2.71, which is very hard to tell apart.

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