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Old Lace (#FDF5E6)

The hex code for Old Lace is #FDF5E6. It is rgb(253, 245, 230) in RGB, hsl(39, 85%, 95%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 1%) in CMYK — a lightest orange. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDF5E6
HEX#FDF5E6
RGBrgb(253, 245, 230)
HSLhsl(39, 85%, 95%)
HSVhsv(39, 9%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(97.2% 0.022 83.3)
LABlab(96.87% 0.91 8.25)
LCHlch(96.87% 8.30 83.68)

Colors Closest to Old Lace

Old Lace is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#FDF5E6 Channel Values

How Old Lace 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 245 · B 2308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 85% · L 95%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 9% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 9% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.08:1 vs white · 19.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Old Lace 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 text1.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FDF5E6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With Old Lace

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Old Lace; 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 Old Lace

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 #FDF5E6.

How Old Lace 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#FDF5E6
Protanopia#F6F6E6
Protanomaly#F9F6E6
Deuteranopia#F8F8E6
Deuteranomaly#FAF7E6
Tritanopia#FFF3F3
Tritanomaly#FEF4EE
Achromatopsia#F6F6F6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDF5E6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--old-lace: #FDF5E6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDF5E6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'old-lace': '#FDF5E6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.961, blue: 0.902)
Android XML<color name="old_lace">#FDF5E6</color>
SVG fillfill="#FDF5E6"

More Orange Colors

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

#FDF5E6 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Old Lace?

The hex code for Old Lace is #FDF5E6. That is rgb(253, 245, 230) in RGB, hsl(39, 85%, 95%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #FDF5E6?

#FDF5E6 is rgb(253, 245, 230) — red 253, green 245, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDF5E6?

#FDF5E6 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDF5E6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDF5E6 scores 1.08:1 against white and 19.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Is OldLace a CSS named color?

Yes. OldLace is one of the CSS named colors, so you can write color: oldlace instead of the hex code.

Open Old Lace in a Tool

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