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#FDF7BA Color

#FDF7BA is rgb(253, 247, 186) in RGB, hsl(55, 94%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 26%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDF7BA
HEX#FDF7BA
RGBrgb(253, 247, 186)
HSLhsl(55, 94%, 86%)
HSVhsv(55, 26%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 26%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(96.6% 0.078 103)
LABlab(96.62% -4.74 30.21)
LCHlch(96.62% 30.58 98.92)

What #FDF7BA 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 #FDF7BA, 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 yellow in the library.

#FDF7BA Channel Values

How #FDF7BA 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 247 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 55° · S 94% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 55° · S 26% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 2% · Y 26% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.09:1 vs white · 19.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FDF7BA 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 text1.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FDF7BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FDF7BA; 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 #FDF7BA

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 #FDF7BA.

How #FDF7BA 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#FDF7BA
Protanopia#F8F8BA
Protanomaly#FAF8BA
Deuteranopia#F9F9BA
Deuteranomaly#FBF8BA
Tritanopia#FFF0F0
Tritanomaly#FFF3DD
Achromatopsia#F5F5F5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDF7BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fdf7ba: #FDF7BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDF7BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fdf7ba': '#FDF7BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.969, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_fdf7ba">#FDF7BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#FDF7BA"

More Yellow Colors

#FDF7BA sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FDF7BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FDF7BA?

#FDF7BA is a lightest yellow — rgb(253, 247, 186) in RGB and hsl(55, 94%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.41.

What is the RGB value of #FDF7BA?

#FDF7BA is rgb(253, 247, 186) — red 253, green 247, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDF7BA?

#FDF7BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 26%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDF7BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDF7BA scores 1.09:1 against white and 19.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDF7BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDF7BA 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 5.31, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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