Palettes / Colors / #FDA596

#FDA596 — Light Vivid Red

#FDA596 is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightSalmon (#FFA07A). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightsalmon (#FFA07A) — not an exact match. CSS lightsalmon gives you #FFA07A, a different color; use #FDA596 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.

#FDA596 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #96EDFD; it also sits naturally between #FD96BA and #FDD996. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 65% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 41% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDA596

.text { color: #FDA596; }
.background { background-color: #FDA596; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDA596; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 165, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 96%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDA596; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 165, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDA596; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 165, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDA596">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDA596">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #96EDFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDA596: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDA596

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:

How #FDA596 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FDA596 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDA595  ·  #FDA597 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDA596?

#FDA596 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 253, 165, 150). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDA596?

#FDA596 is RGB 253, 165, 150 — HSL 9°, 96%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 35%, 41%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDA596?

Its complement is #96EDFD; analogous partners are #FD96BA and #FDD996. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDA596 for text?

Black text on #FDA596 has a contrast ratio of 11.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.