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#FDF5EC Color

#FDF5EC is rgb(253, 245, 236) in RGB, hsl(32, 81%, 96%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sea Shell (#FFF5EE), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDF5EC
HEX#FDF5EC
RGBrgb(253, 245, 236)
HSLhsl(32, 81%, 96%)
HSVhsv(32, 7%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(97.4% 0.015 70.9)
LABlab(96.98% 1.64 5.35)
LCHlch(96.98% 5.59 72.95)

What #FDF5EC 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 #FDF5EC, 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.

#FDF5EC Channel Values

How #FDF5EC 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 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 32° · S 81% · L 96%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 32° · S 7% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 7% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.08:1 vs white · 19.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FDF5EC 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 text19.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FDF5EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FDF5EC; 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 #FDF5EC

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 #FDF5EC.

How #FDF5EC 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#FDF5EC
Protanopia#F6F6EC
Protanomaly#F9F6EC
Deuteranopia#F8F8EC
Deuteranomaly#FAF7EC
Tritanopia#FEF4F4
Tritanomaly#FEF4F1
Achromatopsia#F6F6F6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDF5EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fdf5ec: #FDF5EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDF5EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fdf5ec': '#FDF5EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.961, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_fdf5ec">#FDF5EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#FDF5EC"

More Orange Colors

#FDF5EC sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FDF5EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FDF5EC?

#FDF5EC is a lightest orange — rgb(253, 245, 236) in RGB and hsl(32, 81%, 96%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sea Shell (#FFF5EE), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.2.

What is the RGB value of #FDF5EC?

#FDF5EC is rgb(253, 245, 236) — red 253, green 245, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDF5EC?

#FDF5EC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDF5EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDF5EC scores 1.08:1 against white and 19.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDF5EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDF5EC 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 seashell (#FFF5EE) at a CIE76 distance of 1.2, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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