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#FDDEA5 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FDDEA5 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 #FDDEA5 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.

#FDDEA5 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.

#FDDEA5 · RGB 253, 222, 165

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Color values

HEX#FDDEA5
RGB253, 222, 165
HSL39°, 96%, 82%
HSV39°, 35%, 99%
CMYK0%, 12%, 35%, 1%
XYZ73.42, 75.84, 46.37
Yxy75.84, 0.3753, 0.3877
CIE-Lab89.79, 2.80, 31.92
Hunter Lab87.09, 2.78, 25.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 87% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 35% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FDDEA5 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FDDEA5 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FDDEA5

.text { color: #FDDEA5; }
.background { background-color: #FDDEA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDDEA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 222, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 96%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDDEA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 222, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDDEA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 222, 165, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDDEA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDDEA5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDDEA5

#FCD07D#FCC155#FBB532#FAA60A#D78D04#AF7304#875903#644202#3C2701#140D00

Tints of #FDDEA5

#FDE0AA#FDE4B4#FEE6B9#FEE9C3#FEEBC8#FEEDCD#FEF0D7#FEF2DC#FEF6E6#FFF8EB

Tones of #FDDEA5

#F7DCAB#F1DBB1#EAD9B8#E4D7BE#DDD5C5#D8D3CB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A5C4FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.17:1 AAA

Best text color on #FDDEA5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDDEA5

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 #FDDEA5: ·

How #FDDEA5 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F0EFB3Deuteranopia · #F1F4B6Tritanopia · #FBBEC0

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 Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FDDEA5 rather than the exact color:

Palette B7fbff
#B7FBFF · #FFF6BE · #FFE0A3 · #FFA1AC
Palette Ffb3b3
#FFB3B3 · #FFDBA4 · #FFE9AE · #C1EFFF
Palette E8f3d6
#E8F3D6 · #FCF9BE · #FFDCA9 · #FAAB78
Palette C96868
#C96868 · #FADFA1 · #FFF4EA · #7EACB5
Modern Ruby
#31AAA9 · #F8E0A4 · #A82020 · #6C1A1A
Palette Fba1b7
#FBA1B7 · #FFD1DA · #FFF0F5 · #FFDBAA

Similar colors

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

#FFE0A3#FFDBA4#FFDCA9#FADFA1#F8E0A4#FFDBAA#FFDDAB#FFE3A9#FFD8A9#FADBAC#FFD6A5#FFE6A5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDDEA4  ·  #FDDEA6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDDEA5?

#FDDEA5 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 253, 222, 165). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDDEA5?

#FDDEA5 is RGB 253, 222, 165 — HSL 39°, 96%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 35%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDDEA5?

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

Can I use #FDDEA5 for text?

Black text on #FDDEA5 has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.