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#FDE7AF Color

#FDE7AF is rgb(253, 231, 175) in RGB, hsl(43, 95%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 31%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Banana Mania (#FAE7B5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDE7AF
HEX#FDE7AF
RGBrgb(253, 231, 175)
HSLhsl(43, 95%, 84%)
HSVhsv(43, 31%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 31%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(93.3% 0.076 89.1)
LABlab(92.46% 1.82 30.23)
LCHlch(92.46% 30.28 86.56)

What #FDE7AF 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 #FDE7AF, 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 yellow in the library.

#FDE7AF Channel Values

How #FDE7AF 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 231 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 43° · S 95% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 43° · S 31% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 31% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FDE7AF 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FDE7AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FDE7AF; 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 #FDE7AF

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 #FDE7AF.

How #FDE7AF 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#FDE7AF
Protanopia#EBEBAF
Protanomaly#F2E9AF
Deuteranopia#EFEFAE
Deuteranomaly#F4ECAE
Tritanopia#FFE1E1
Tritanomaly#FFE3CF
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDE7AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fde7af: #FDE7AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDE7AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fde7af': '#FDE7AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.906, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_fde7af">#FDE7AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#FDE7AF"

More Yellow Colors

#FDE7AF sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FDE7AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FDE7AF?

#FDE7AF is a lightest yellow — rgb(253, 231, 175) in RGB and hsl(43, 95%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Banana Mania (#FAE7B5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.38.

What is the RGB value of #FDE7AF?

#FDE7AF is rgb(253, 231, 175) — red 253, green 231, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDE7AF?

#FDE7AF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 31%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDE7AF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDE7AF scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDE7AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDE7AF 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 moccasin (#FFE4B5) at a CIE76 distance of 4.59, which is very hard to tell apart.

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