What color is #FFDED3?

#FFDED3 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Yours Truly. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFDED3?

The RGB value is 255, 222, 211: 255 red, 222 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFDED3?

The complementary color is #D3F4FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFDED3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFDED3 color

#FFDED3 rgb(255, 222, 211)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFDED3 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 87.1% green and 82.7% blue (255, 222, 211).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 100% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 17% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Yours Truly (#FBD9CD), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.64:1).

#FFDED3 color codes

HEX	`#FFDED3`
RGB	`rgb(255, 222, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 87.1%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 100%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 17%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 17%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.87, 9.68, 9.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.87, 13.62, 44.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.119, 78.208, 72.543)`
Decimal	`16768723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFDED3, 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 #FFDED3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFDED3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.64:1	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 #FFDED3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffded3; }
.text { color: #ffded3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffded3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 222 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffded3, #fff4d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #FFDED3?: #FFDED3 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Yours Truly. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFDED3?: The RGB value is 255, 222, 211: 255 red, 222 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFDED3?: The complementary color is #D3F4FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFDED3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.