Palettes / Colors / #FDC8A5

#FDC8A5 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FDC8A5 is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color NavajoWhite (#FFDEAD). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: navajowhite (#FFDEAD) — not an exact match. CSS navajowhite gives you #FFDEAD, a different color; use #FDC8A5 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.

#FDC8A5 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 #A5DAFD; it also sits naturally between #FDA5AE and #FDF4A5. 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 78% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 35% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDC8A5

.text { color: #FDC8A5; }
.background { background-color: #FDC8A5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDC8A5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 200, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 96%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDC8A5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 200, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDC8A5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 200, 165, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDC8A5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDC8A5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A5DAFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDC8A5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDC8A5

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 #FDC8A5 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 #FDC8A5 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDC8A5?

#FDC8A5 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 253, 200, 165). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDC8A5?

#FDC8A5 is RGB 253, 200, 165 — HSL 24°, 96%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 35%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDC8A5?

Its complement is #A5DAFD; analogous partners are #FDA5AE and #FDF4A5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDC8A5 for text?

Black text on #FDC8A5 has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.