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#FDECDD Color

#FDECDD is rgb(253, 236, 221) in RGB, hsl(28, 89%, 93%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 13%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique White (#FAEBD7), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDECDD
HEX#FDECDD
RGBrgb(253, 236, 221)
HSLhsl(28, 89%, 93%)
HSVhsv(28, 13%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 13%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(95.3% 0.027 64)
LABlab(94.47% 4.15 9.48)
LCHlch(94.47% 10.35 66.34)

What #FDECDD 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 #FDECDD, 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.

#FDECDD Channel Values

How #FDECDD 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 236 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 28° · S 89% · L 93%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 28° · S 13% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 13% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.15:1 vs white · 18.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FDECDD 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 text1.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #FDECDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FDECDD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FDECDD

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 #FDECDD.

How #FDECDD 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#FDECDD
Protanopia#EFEFDD
Protanomaly#F5EEDD
Deuteranopia#F2F2DC
Deuteranomaly#F6F0DD
Tritanopia#FFEAEA
Tritanomaly#FEEBE5
Achromatopsia#EFEFEF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDECDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fdecdd: #FDECDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDECDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fdecdd': '#FDECDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.925, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_fdecdd">#FDECDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#FDECDD"

More Orange Colors

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

#FDECDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FDECDD?

#FDECDD is a lightest orange — rgb(253, 236, 221) in RGB and hsl(28, 89%, 93%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique White (#FAEBD7), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.61.

What is the RGB value of #FDECDD?

#FDECDD is rgb(253, 236, 221) — red 253, green 236, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDECDD?

#FDECDD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 13%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDECDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDECDD scores 1.15:1 against white and 18.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDECDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDECDD 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 antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) at a CIE76 distance of 2.61, which is very hard to tell apart.

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