What color is #FDE9D9?

#FDE9D9 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Blossom. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDE9D9?

The RGB value is 253, 233, 217: 253 red, 233 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDE9D9?

The complementary color is #D9EDFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDE9D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDE9D9 color

#FDE9D9 rgb(253, 233, 217)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FDE9D9 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 91.4% green and 85.1% blue (253, 233, 217).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 90% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Blossom (#FEE9D8), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.83:1).

#FDE9D9 color codes

HEX	`#FDE9D9`
RGB	`rgb(253, 233, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 91.4%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 90%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 14%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 14%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.53, 4.23, 10.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.53, 11.07, 67.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.171, 84.172, 77.55)`
Decimal	`16640473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDE9D9, 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 #FDE9D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDE9D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.83:1	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 #FDE9D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fde9d9; }
.text { color: #fde9d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fde9d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 233 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fde9d9, #fdfbd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #FDE9D9?: #FDE9D9 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Blossom. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDE9D9?: The RGB value is 253, 233, 217: 253 red, 233 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDE9D9?: The complementary color is #D9EDFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDE9D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.