What color is #FDF5D9?

#FDF5D9 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Buttermelon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDF5D9?

The RGB value is 253, 245, 217: 253 red, 245 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDF5D9?

The complementary color is #D9E1FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDF5D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.24:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDF5D9 color

#FDF5D9 rgb(253, 245, 217)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FDF5D9 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 96.1% green and 85.1% blue (253, 245, 217).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 90% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Buttermelon (#FFF7DB), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.24:1).

#FDF5D9 color codes

HEX	`#FDF5D9`
RGB	`rgb(253, 245, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 96.1%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 90%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 14%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.49, -1.87, 14.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.49, 14.57, 97.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.684, 91.198, 78.721)`
Decimal	`16643545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDF5D9, 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 #FDF5D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDF5D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.24:1	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 #FDF5D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdf5d9; }
.text { color: #fdf5d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdf5d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 245 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdf5d9, #f3fdd9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FDF5D9?: #FDF5D9 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Buttermelon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDF5D9?: The RGB value is 253, 245, 217: 253 red, 245 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDF5D9?: The complementary color is #D9E1FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDF5D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.24:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.