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#FDCAAB — Pale Vivid Orange

#FDCAAB 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 #FDCAAB 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.

#FDCAAB 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 #AADDFD; it also sits naturally between #FDAAB4 and #FDF3AA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FDCAAB · RGB 253, 202, 171

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Color values

HEX#FDCAAB
RGB253, 202, 171
HSL23°, 95%, 83%
HSV23°, 32%, 99%
CMYK0%, 20%, 32%, 1%
XYZ68.98, 66.06, 47.64
Yxy66.06, 0.3776, 0.3616
CIE-Lab85.03, 13.86, 22.35
Hunter Lab81.28, 13.80, 18.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 79% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 32% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #FDCAAB

.text { color: #FDCAAB; }
.background { background-color: #FDCAAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDCAAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 202, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 95%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDCAAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 202, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDCAAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 202, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FDCAAB

#FCB183#FB985B#FA7F33#F9660B#DB5706#B34705#8B3804#632803#3C1802#140801

Tints of #FDCAAB

#FDCDAF#FDD3B9#FDD7BE#FDDAC3#FEE0CD#FEE3D2#FEE6D7#FEE9DC#FEEFE6#FEF3EB

Tones of #FDCAAB

#F7CBB1#F1CDB6#EBCEBC#E5D0C2#DFD1C8#DAD2CE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AADDFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.48:1 Fails
Against black text14.21:1 AAA

Best text color on #FDCAAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDCAAB

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 #FDCAAB: ·

How #FDCAAB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E7E6B3Deuteranopia · #EAEEB4Tritanopia · #FAB8BA

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 #FDCAAB rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffc6ac
#FFC6AC · #FFF6DC · #C4C1A4 · #9E9FA5
Palette F08787
#F08787 · #FFC7A7 · #FEE2AD · #F8FAB4
Palette Ff9d9d
#FF9D9D · #FFC5AA · #EEF8CD · #BBF1D2
Palette A9a9a9
#A9A9A9 · #FECDA6 · #FF9130 · #FF5B22
Palette 3a3845
#3A3845 · #F7CCAC · #C69B7B · #826F66
Palette Ecf9ff
#ECF9FF · #FFFBEB · #FFE7CC · #F8CBA6

Similar colors

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

#FFC6AC#FFC7A7#FFC5AA#FECDA6#F7CCAC#F8CBA6#FFCDB2#FED2AA#FBC6A4#F5C6AA#F5C9B0#F4C7AB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDCAAA  ·  #FDCAAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDCAAB?

#FDCAAB is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 253, 202, 171). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDCAAB?

#FDCAAB is RGB 253, 202, 171 — HSL 23°, 95%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 32%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDCAAB?

Its complement is #AADDFD; analogous partners are #FDAAB4 and #FDF3AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDCAAB for text?

Black text on #FDCAAB has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.