What color is #FDF5E0?

#FDF5E0 is a very light, vivid orange known as Crème de Pêche. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Crème de Pêche?

The RGB value is 253, 245, 224: 253 red, 245 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Crème de Pêche?

The complementary color is #E0E8FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDF5E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.31:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Crème de Pêche color: hex code #FDF5E0

#FDF5E0 rgb(253, 245, 224)

Shades of white

Crème de Pêche has the hex code #FDF5E0. It is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 96.1% green and 87.8% blue (253, 245, 224).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 88% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.31:1).

Crème de Pêche (#FDF5E0) color codes

HEX	`#FDF5E0`
RGB	`rgb(253, 245, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 96.1%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 88%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 11%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 11%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.64, -0.78, 11.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.64, 11.09, 94.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.614, 91.57, 83.619)`
Decimal	`16643552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Crème de Pêche, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FDF5E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDF5E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FDF5E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdf5e0; }
.text { color: #fdf5e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdf5e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 245 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdf5e0, #f7fde0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Old Lace.

See #FDF5E0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FDF5E0?: #FDF5E0 is a very light, vivid orange known as Crème de Pêche. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Crème de Pêche?: The RGB value is 253, 245, 224: 253 red, 245 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Crème de Pêche?: The complementary color is #E0E8FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDF5E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.31:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.