#FDF7ED Color

#FDF7ED is rgb(253, 247, 237) in RGB, hsl(37, 80%, 96%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Floral White (#FFFAF0), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDF7ED

HEX#FDF7ED

RGBrgb(253, 247, 237)

HSLhsl(37, 80%, 96%)

HSVhsv(37, 6%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(97.8% 0.015 80.7)

LABlab(97.50% 0.81 5.57)

LCHlch(97.50% 5.63 81.70)

What #FDF7ED 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 #FDF7ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Floral White#FFFAF0ΔE 1.03 Sea Shell#FFF5EEΔE 2.03 Linen#FAF0E6ΔE 2.6 Old Lace#FDF5E6ΔE 2.76 Chalk#F7F7F2ΔE 3.5 Cosmic Latte#FFF8E7ΔE 3.55

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#FDF7ED Channel Values

How #FDF7ED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 253 · G 247 · B 237	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 37° · S 80% · L 96%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 37° · S 6% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 2% · Y 6% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.07:1 vs white · 19.7:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FDF7ED 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 text19.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FDF7ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FDF7ED; 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 #FDF7ED

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

#FDF7ED

#FDF9F1

#FEFBF6

Shades

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How #FDF7ED 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#FDF7ED

Protanopia#F8F8ED

Protanomaly#FAF8ED

Deuteranopia#F9F9ED

Deuteranomaly#FBF8ED

Tritanopia#FEF6F6

Tritanomaly#FEF6F2

Achromatopsia#F8F8F8

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Using #FDF7ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fdf7ed: #FDF7ED;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDF7ED;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fdf7ed': '#FDF7ED' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.969, blue: 0.929)

Android XML<color name="color_fdf7ed">#FDF7ED</color>

SVG fillfill="#FDF7ED"

More Orange Colors

#FDF7ED sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

fdf8f1 fdf7ec fe9a00 fdf6ed fef9f1 fdf5e6 fefbf6 fdefe2 ff4500 fd5800 ff4f00 fd4900 ff7802 ffa280 ffbe57 ffdead ffedd6 967969 c9a87c dc5528 e49b0f ebd5b7 f28500 f8ddc9

#FDF7ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FDF7ED?

#FDF7ED is a lightest orange — rgb(253, 247, 237) in RGB and hsl(37, 80%, 96%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Floral White (#FFFAF0), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.03.

What is the RGB value of #FDF7ED?

#FDF7ED is rgb(253, 247, 237) — red 253, green 247, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDF7ED?

#FDF7ED converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDF7ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDF7ED scores 1.07:1 against white and 19.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDF7ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDF7ED 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 floralwhite (#FFFAF0) at a CIE76 distance of 1.03, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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