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#FDF7DE Color

#FDF7DE is rgb(253, 247, 222) in RGB, hsl(48, 89%, 93%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cornsilk (#FFF8DC), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDF7DE
HEX#FDF7DE
RGBrgb(253, 247, 222)
HSLhsl(48, 89%, 93%)
HSVhsv(48, 12%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(97.4% 0.033 95.9)
LABlab(97.21% -0.97 12.82)
LCHlch(97.21% 12.86 94.33)

What #FDF7DE 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 #FDF7DE, 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.

#FDF7DE Channel Values

How #FDF7DE 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 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 48° · S 89% · L 93%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 48° · S 12% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 2% · Y 12% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.07:1 vs white · 19.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FDF7DE 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 text1.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FDF7DE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FDF7DE; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FDF7DE

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 #FDF7DE.

How #FDF7DE 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#FDF7DE
Protanopia#F8F8DE
Protanomaly#FAF8DE
Deuteranopia#F9F9DE
Deuteranomaly#FBF8DE
Tritanopia#FFF4F4
Tritanomaly#FFF5EC
Achromatopsia#F7F7F7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDF7DE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fdf7de: #FDF7DE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDF7DE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fdf7de': '#FDF7DE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.969, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_fdf7de">#FDF7DE</color>
SVG fillfill="#FDF7DE"

More Yellow Colors

#FDF7DE sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FDF7DE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FDF7DE?

#FDF7DE is a lightest yellow — rgb(253, 247, 222) in RGB and hsl(48, 89%, 93%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cornsilk (#FFF8DC), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.61.

What is the RGB value of #FDF7DE?

#FDF7DE is rgb(253, 247, 222) — red 253, green 247, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDF7DE?

#FDF7DE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDF7DE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDF7DE scores 1.07:1 against white and 19.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDF7DE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDF7DE 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 cornsilk (#FFF8DC) at a CIE76 distance of 1.61, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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