What color is #FDD4AC?

#FDD4AC is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Young Apricot. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDD4AC?

The RGB value is 253, 212, 172: 253 red, 212 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDD4AC?

The complementary color is #ACD5FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDD4AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDD4AC color

#FDD4AC rgb(253, 212, 172)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FDD4AC is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 83.1% green and 67.5% blue (253, 212, 172).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 95% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 32% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Young Apricot (#FCD8B5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.19:1).

#FDD4AC color codes

HEX	`#FDD4AC`
RGB	`rgb(253, 212, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 83.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 95%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 32%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 32%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.46, 8.78, 25.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.46, 26.66, 70.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.499, 70.951, 48.95)`
Decimal	`16635052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDD4AC, 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 #FDD4AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDD4AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.19:1	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 #FDD4AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdd4ac; }
.text { color: #fdd4ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdd4ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 212 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdd4ac, #fdfdac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FDD4AC?: #FDD4AC is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Young Apricot. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDD4AC?: The RGB value is 253, 212, 172: 253 red, 212 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDD4AC?: The complementary color is #ACD5FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDD4AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.