What color is #FDEAE0?

#FDEAE0 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Dogwood. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDEAE0?

The RGB value is 253, 234, 224: 253 red, 234 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDEAE0?

The complementary color is #E0F3FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDEAE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.02:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDEAE0 color

#FDEAE0 rgb(253, 234, 224)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FDEAE0 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 91.8% green and 87.8% blue (253, 234, 224).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 88% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Dogwood (#FAEAE2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.02:1).

#FDEAE0 color codes

HEX	`#FDEAE0`
RGB	`rgb(253, 234, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 91.8%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 88%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 11%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 11%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.93, 4.81, 7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.93, 8.64, 56.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.384, 85.111, 82.542)`
Decimal	`16640736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDEAE0, 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 #FDEAE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDEAE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.02:1	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 #FDEAE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdeae0; }
.text { color: #fdeae0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdeae0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 234 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdeae0, #fdf9e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

Questions

What color is #FDEAE0?: #FDEAE0 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Dogwood. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDEAE0?: The RGB value is 253, 234, 224: 253 red, 234 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDEAE0?: The complementary color is #E0F3FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDEAE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.02:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.