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#FDDAD3 Color

#FDDAD3 is rgb(253, 218, 211) in RGB, hsl(10, 91%, 91%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 17%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDDAD3
HEX#FDDAD3
RGBrgb(253, 218, 211)
HSLhsl(10, 91%, 91%)
HSVhsv(10, 17%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 17%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(91.6% 0.04 31.2)
LABlab(89.89% 11.74 8.19)
LCHlch(89.89% 14.31 34.89)

What #FDDAD3 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 #FDDAD3, 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.

#FDDAD3 Channel Values

How #FDDAD3 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 2118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 10° · S 91% · L 91%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 10° · S 17% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 17% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FDDAD3 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FDDAD3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FDDAD3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FDDAD3; 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 #FDDAD3

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 #FDDAD3.

How #FDDAD3 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#FDDAD3
Protanopia#E0E0D3
Protanomaly#ECDED3
Deuteranopia#E6E6D2
Deuteranomaly#F0E2D2
Tritanopia#FED9D9
Tritanomaly#FDD9D7
Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDDAD3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fddad3: #FDDAD3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDDAD3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fddad3': '#FDDAD3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.855, blue: 0.827)
Android XML<color name="color_fddad3">#FDDAD3</color>
SVG fillfill="#FDDAD3"

More Red Colors

#FDDAD3 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FDDAD3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FDDAD3?

#FDDAD3 is a lightest red — rgb(253, 218, 211) in RGB and hsl(10, 91%, 91%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.04.

What is the RGB value of #FDDAD3?

#FDDAD3 is rgb(253, 218, 211) — red 253, green 218, and blue 211 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDDAD3?

#FDDAD3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 17%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDDAD3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDDAD3 scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDDAD3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDDAD3 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 mistyrose (#FFE4E1) at a CIE76 distance of 4.97, which is very hard to tell apart.

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