What color is #FDEFD6?

#FDEFD6 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Escargot. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDEFD6?

The RGB value is 253, 239, 214: 253 red, 239 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDEFD6?

The complementary color is #D6E4FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDEFD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.49:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDEFD6 color

#FDEFD6 rgb(253, 239, 214)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FDEFD6 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 93.7% green and 83.9% blue (253, 239, 214).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 91% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Escargot (#FFF1D8), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.49:1).

#FDEFD6 color codes

HEX	`#FDEFD6`
RGB	`rgb(253, 239, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 93.7%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 91%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 15%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.94, 0.71, 13.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.94, 13.81, 87.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.511, 87.472, 76.09)`
Decimal	`16642006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDEFD6, 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 #FDEFD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDEFD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.49:1	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 #FDEFD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdefd6; }
.text { color: #fdefd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdefd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 239 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdefd6, #f8fdd6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FDEFD6?: #FDEFD6 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Escargot. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDEFD6?: The RGB value is 253, 239, 214: 253 red, 239 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDEFD6?: The complementary color is #D6E4FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDEFD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.49:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.