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#FDDCA1 Color

#FDDCA1 is rgb(253, 220, 161) in RGB, hsl(38, 96%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 36%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Navajo White (#FFDEAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDDCA1
HEX#FDDCA1
RGBrgb(253, 220, 161)
HSLhsl(38, 96%, 81%)
HSVhsv(38, 36%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 36%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(90.8% 0.084 81.8)
LABlab(89.54% 5.90 33.48)
LCHlch(89.54% 34.00 80.00)

What #FDDCA1 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 #FDDCA1, 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.

#FDDCA1 Channel Values

How #FDDCA1 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 220 · B 1618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 96% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 36% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 36% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.32:1 vs white · 15.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FDDCA1 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 text1.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FDDCA1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FDDCA1; 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 #FDDCA1

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 #FDDCA1.

How #FDDCA1 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#FDDCA1
Protanopia#E2E2A1
Protanomaly#EDE0A1
Deuteranopia#E8E89F
Deuteranomaly#F0E3A0
Tritanopia#FFD6D6
Tritanomaly#FFD8C3
Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDDCA1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fddca1: #FDDCA1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDDCA1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fddca1': '#FDDCA1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.863, blue: 0.631)
Android XML<color name="color_fddca1">#FDDCA1</color>
SVG fillfill="#FDDCA1"

More Orange Colors

#FDDCA1 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FDDCA1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FDDCA1?

#FDDCA1 is a lightest orange — rgb(253, 220, 161) in RGB and hsl(38, 96%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Navajo White (#FFDEAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #FDDCA1?

#FDDCA1 is rgb(253, 220, 161) — red 253, green 220, and blue 161 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDDCA1?

#FDDCA1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 36%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDDCA1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDDCA1 scores 1.32:1 against white and 15.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDDCA1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDDCA1 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 5.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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