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#FDEED8 Color

#FDEED8 is rgb(253, 238, 216) in RGB, hsl(36, 90%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique White (#FAEBD7), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDEED8
HEX#FDEED8
RGBrgb(253, 238, 216)
HSLhsl(36, 90%, 92%)
HSVhsv(36, 15%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(95.5% 0.033 77.6)
LABlab(94.87% 2.62 12.61)
LCHlch(94.87% 12.88 78.24)

What #FDEED8 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 #FDEED8, 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.

#FDEED8 Channel Values

How #FDEED8 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 238 · B 2168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 90% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 15% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 15% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.14:1 vs white · 18.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FDEED8 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 text1.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FDEED8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FDEED8; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FDEED8

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

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How #FDEED8 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#FDEED8
Protanopia#F1F1D8
Protanomaly#F6F0D8
Deuteranopia#F3F3D8
Deuteranomaly#F7F1D8
Tritanopia#FFEBEB
Tritanomaly#FEECE4
Achromatopsia#F0F0F0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDEED8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fdeed8: #FDEED8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDEED8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fdeed8': '#FDEED8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.933, blue: 0.847)
Android XML<color name="color_fdeed8">#FDEED8</color>
SVG fillfill="#FDEED8"

More Orange Colors

#FDEED8 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FDEED8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FDEED8?

#FDEED8 is a lightest orange — rgb(253, 238, 216) in RGB and hsl(36, 90%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique White (#FAEBD7), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.4.

What is the RGB value of #FDEED8?

#FDEED8 is rgb(253, 238, 216) — red 253, green 238, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDEED8?

#FDEED8 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDEED8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDEED8 scores 1.14:1 against white and 18.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDEED8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDEED8 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 1.4, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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