Palettes / Colors / #FDCD94

#FDCD94 — Light Vivid Orange

#FDCD94 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #FDCD94 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.

#FDCD94 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 #96C4FD; it also sits naturally between #FD9B96 and #F8FD96. 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 80% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 42% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDCD94

.text { color: #FDCD94; }
.background { background-color: #FDCD94; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDCD94; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 205, 148); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 96%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDCD94; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 205, 148, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDCD94; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 205, 148, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDCD94">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDCD94">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #96C4FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDCD94: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDCD94

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 #FDCD94 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 #FDCD94 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

← #FDCD93  ·  #FDCD95 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDCD94?

#FDCD94 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 253, 205, 148). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDCD94?

#FDCD94 is RGB 253, 205, 148 — HSL 33°, 96%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 42%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDCD94?

Its complement is #96C4FD; analogous partners are #FD9B96 and #F8FD96. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDCD94 for text?

Black text on #FDCD94 has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.