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#FADDBC — Pale Vivid Orange

#FADDBC is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color PeachPuff (#FFDAB9). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: peachpuff (#FFDAB9) — not an exact match. CSS peachpuff gives you #FFDAB9, a different color; use #FADDBC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FADDBC is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BDD9FA; it also sits naturally between #FABFBD and #F8FABD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FADDBC · RGB 250, 221, 188

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Color values

HEX#FADDBC
RGB250, 221, 188
HSL32°, 86%, 86%
HSV32°, 25%, 98%
CMYK0%, 12%, 25%, 2%
XYZ74.36, 75.67, 58.26
Yxy75.67, 0.3570, 0.3633
CIE-Lab89.70, 5.09, 19.88
Hunter Lab86.99, 5.08, 17.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 87% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 25% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #FADDBC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FADDBC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FADDBC

.text { color: #FADDBC; }
.background { background-color: #FADDBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FADDBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 221, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 86%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FADDBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 221, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FADDBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 221, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FADDBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FADDBC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FADDBC

#F7CA97#F4B771#F1A146#EE8E20#D57910#AF640D#8A4E0A#5F3607#392004#130B01

Tints of #FADDBC

#FAE0C1#FBE2C6#FBE5CB#FBE7D0#FCE9D4#FCECD9#FDEEDE#FDF1E3#FDF3E7#FEF5EC

Tones of #FADDBC

#F6DDC1#F1DDC6#EDDCCA#E9DCCE#E4DCD2#E0DCD7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDD9FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.13:1 AAA

Best text color on #FADDBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FADDBC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FADDBC: ·

How #FADDBC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #EDEDC4Deuteranopia · #EFF1C6Tritanopia · #F9CACC

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FADDBC rather than the exact color:

Palette F9dbba
#F9DBBA · #5B99C2 · #1A4870 · #1F316F
Palette 884a39
#884A39 · #C38154 · #FFC26F · #F9E0BB
Palette Cb9df0
#CB9DF0 · #F0C1E1 · #FDDBBB · #FFF9BF
Palette 914f1e
#914F1E · #DEAC80 · #F7DCB9 · #B5C18E
Palette B5c18e
#B5C18E · #F7DCB9 · #DEAC80 · #B99470
Palette 7d5a50
#7D5A50 · #B4846C · #E5B299 · #FCDEC0

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F9DBBA#F9E0BB#FDDBBB#F7DCB9#FCDEC0#FFDEB9#FCDAB7#F6D8BD#FFE1BB#FFDCB8#F4DFBA#F8E1B7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FADDBB  ·  #FADDBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FADDBC?

#FADDBC is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 221, 188). Its closest standard named color is PeachPuff.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FADDBC?

#FADDBC is RGB 250, 221, 188 — HSL 32°, 86%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 25%, 2%.

What colors go with #FADDBC?

Its complement is #BDD9FA; analogous partners are #FABFBD and #F8FABD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FADDBC for text?

Black text on #FADDBC has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.