Palettes / Colors / #FDCDAE

#FDCDAE — Pale Vivid Orange

#FDCDAE 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 #FDCDAE 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.

#FDCDAE 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 #AFDEFD; it also sits naturally between #FDAFB7 and #FDF5AF. 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 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 31% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDCDAE

.text { color: #FDCDAE; }
.background { background-color: #FDCDAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDCDAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 205, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 95%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDCDAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 205, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDCDAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 205, 174, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFDEFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDCDAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDCDAE

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 #FDCDAE 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 #FDCDAE 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

← #FDCDAD  ·  #FDCDAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDCDAE?

#FDCDAE is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 253, 205, 174). Its closest standard named color is PeachPuff.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDCDAE?

#FDCDAE is RGB 253, 205, 174 — HSL 24°, 95%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 31%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDCDAE?

Its complement is #AFDEFD; analogous partners are #FDAFB7 and #FDF5AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDCDAE for text?

Black text on #FDCDAE has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.