Palettes / Colors / #FDDEA3

#FDDEA3 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FDDEA3 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 #FDDEA3 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.

#FDDEA3 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 #A5C4FD; it also sits naturally between #FDB2A5 and #F0FDA5. 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 87% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 36% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDDEA3

.text { color: #FDDEA3; }
.background { background-color: #FDDEA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDDEA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 222, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 96%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDDEA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 222, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDDEA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 222, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDDEA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDDEA3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A5C4FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDDEA3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDDEA3

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 #FDDEA3 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 #FDDEA3 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

← #FDDEA2  ·  #FDDEA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDDEA3?

#FDDEA3 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 253, 222, 163). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDDEA3?

#FDDEA3 is RGB 253, 222, 163 — HSL 39°, 96%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 36%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDDEA3?

Its complement is #A5C4FD; analogous partners are #FDB2A5 and #F0FDA5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDDEA3 for text?

Black text on #FDDEA3 has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.