What color is #FDF5E6?

#FDF5E6 is a very light, vivid orange known as Old Lace. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Old Lace?

The RGB value is 253, 245, 230: 253 red, 245 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Old Lace?

The complementary color is #E6EEFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDF5E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.38:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Old Lace color: hex code #FDF5E6

#FDF5E6 rgb(253, 245, 230)

Shades of white

Old Lace has the hex code #FDF5E6. It is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 96.1% green and 90.2% blue (253, 245, 230).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 85% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 1% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword oldlace.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.38:1).

Old Lace (#FDF5E6) color codes

HEX	`#FDF5E6`
RGB	`rgb(253, 245, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 96.1%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 85%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 9%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.78, 0.17, 8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.78, 8.17, 88.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.442, 91.901, 87.98)`
Decimal	`16643558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Old Lace, 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 #FDF5E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDF5E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.38:1	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 #FDF5E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdf5e6; }
.text { color: #fdf5e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdf5e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 245 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdf5e6, #fafde6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FDF5E6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FDF5E6?: #FDF5E6 is a very light, vivid orange known as Old Lace. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Old Lace?: The RGB value is 253, 245, 230: 253 red, 245 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Old Lace?: The complementary color is #E6EEFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDF5E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.38:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.