What color is #FDEBCD?

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

What is the RGB value of #FDEBCD?

The RGB value is 253, 235, 205: 253 red, 235 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDEBCD?

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

Is black or white text better on #FDEBCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.94:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDEBCD color

#FDEBCD rgb(253, 235, 205)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 92.2% green and 80.4% blue (253, 235, 205).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 92% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 19% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Blanched Almond (#FFEBCD), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.94:1).

#FDEBCD color codes

HEX	`#FDEBCD`
RGB	`rgb(253, 235, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 92.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 92%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 19%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 19%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.76, 1.41, 16.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.76, 16.83, 85.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.236, 84.709, 69.817)`
Decimal	`16640973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDEBCD, 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 #FDEBCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDEBCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.94:1	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 #FDEBCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdebcd; }
.text { color: #fdebcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdebcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 235 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdebcd, #f7fdcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #FDEBCD?: #FDEBCD is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Blanched Almond. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDEBCD?: The RGB value is 253, 235, 205: 253 red, 235 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDEBCD?: The complementary color is #CDDFFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDEBCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.94:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.