#FDFDED Color

#FDFDED is rgb(253, 253, 237) in RGB, hsl(60, 80%, 96%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ivory (#FFFFF0), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDFDED

HEX#FDFDED

RGBrgb(253, 253, 237)

HSLhsl(60, 80%, 96%)

HSVhsv(60, 6%, 99%)

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

OKLCHoklch(99% 0.021 106.8)

LABlab(98.99% -2.02 7.69)

LCHlch(98.99% 7.95 104.75)

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

Ivory#FFFFF0ΔE 0.87 Cosmic Latte#FFF8E7ΔE 2.97 Milk#FDFFF5ΔE 3.2 Floral White#FFFAF0ΔE 3.4 Old Lace#FDF5E6ΔE 3.67 Traffic White#F7FBF5ΔE 5.35

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

#FDFDED Channel Values

How #FDFDED 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 253 · B 237	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 60° · S 80% · L 96%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 60° · S 6% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 6% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.03:1 vs white · 20.45:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FDFDED 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 text1.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text20.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FDFDED

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

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FDFDED

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

#FDFDED

#FDFDF1

#FEFEF6

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FDFDED.

How #FDFDED 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#FDFDED

Protanopia#FDFDED

Protanomaly#FDFDED

Deuteranopia#FDFDED

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Tritanopia#FFFBFB

Tritanomaly#FEFCF6

Achromatopsia#FCFCFC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDFDED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fdfded: #FDFDED;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDFDED;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fdfded': '#FDFDED' }

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

Android XML<color name="color_fdfded">#FDFDED</color>

SVG fillfill="#FDFDED"

More Yellow Colors

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

fdfdf1 fdfd96 fdff00 fdf6e7 fecb00 fdee00 fedf00 fdcc0d fee685 fdc700 fef3c6 fdbe02 ffdb00 fff8dc ffff61 2c2207 616100 947600 b8860b ceca92 e4d96f eeed09 f5bd1f fae1a3

#FDFDED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FDFDED?

#FDFDED is a lightest yellow — rgb(253, 253, 237) in RGB and hsl(60, 80%, 96%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ivory (#FFFFF0), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.87.

What is the RGB value of #FDFDED?

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

What is the CMYK value of #FDFDED?

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

Should text on #FDFDED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDFDED scores 1.03:1 against white and 20.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDFDED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDFDED 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 ivory (#FFFFF0) at a CIE76 distance of 0.87, which is indistinguishable to the eye.

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