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#FDEFD8 Color

#FDEFD8 is rgb(253, 239, 216) in RGB, hsl(37, 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 Papaya Whip (#FFEFD5), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDEFD8
HEX#FDEFD8
RGBrgb(253, 239, 216)
HSLhsl(37, 90%, 92%)
HSVhsv(37, 15%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(95.7% 0.034 80.3)
LABlab(95.12% 2.15 12.95)
LCHlch(95.12% 13.13 80.59)

What #FDEFD8 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 #FDEFD8, 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.

#FDEFD8 Channel Values

How #FDEFD8 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 239 · B 2168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 37° · S 90% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 37° · 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
Luminance1.13:1 vs white · 18.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FDEFD8 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 text1.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FDEFD8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FDEFD8; 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 #FDEFD8

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 #FDEFD8.

How #FDEFD8 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#FDEFD8
Protanopia#F1F1D8
Protanomaly#F6F0D8
Deuteranopia#F4F4D8
Deuteranomaly#F8F2D8
Tritanopia#FFECEC
Tritanomaly#FFEDE4
Achromatopsia#F1F1F1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDEFD8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fdefd8: #FDEFD8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDEFD8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fdefd8': '#FDEFD8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.937, blue: 0.847)
Android XML<color name="color_fdefd8">#FDEFD8</color>
SVG fillfill="#FDEFD8"

More Orange Colors

#FDEFD8 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FDEFD8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FDEFD8?

#FDEFD8 is a lightest orange — rgb(253, 239, 216) in RGB and hsl(37, 90%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Papaya Whip (#FFEFD5), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.77.

What is the RGB value of #FDEFD8?

#FDEFD8 is rgb(253, 239, 216) — red 253, green 239, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDEFD8?

#FDEFD8 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 #FDEFD8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDEFD8 scores 1.13:1 against white and 18.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDEFD8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDEFD8 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 papayawhip (#FFEFD5) at a CIE76 distance of 1.77, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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