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#FDDEA7 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FDDEA7 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 #FDDEA7 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.

#FDDEA7 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 #A5C5FD; it also sits naturally between #FDB1A5 and #F1FDA5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FDDEA7 · RGB 253, 222, 167

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Color values

HEX#FDDEA7
RGB253, 222, 167
HSL38°, 96%, 82%
HSV38°, 34%, 99%
CMYK0%, 12%, 34%, 1%
XYZ73.60, 75.92, 47.33
Yxy75.92, 0.3739, 0.3856
CIE-Lab89.82, 3.03, 30.94
Hunter Lab87.13, 3.02, 24.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 87% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 34% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FDDEA7 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FDDEA7 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FDDEA7

.text { color: #FDDEA7; }
.background { background-color: #FDDEA7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDDEA7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 222, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 96%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDDEA7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 222, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDDEA7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 222, 167, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDDEA7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDDEA7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDDEA7

#FCCE7D#FCBE55#FBB132#FAA20A#D78A04#AF7004#875603#644002#3C2601#140D00

Tints of #FDDEA7

#FDDFAA#FDE3B4#FEE4B9#FEE8C3#FEEAC8#FEECCD#FEF0D7#FEF2DC#FEF6E6#FFF7EB

Tones of #FDDEA7

#F7DBAB#F1DAB1#EAD8B8#E4D6BE#DDD4C5#D8D3CB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A5C5FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.18:1 AAA

Best text color on #FDDEA7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDDEA7

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 #FDDEA7: ·

How #FDDEA7 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F0EFB4Deuteranopia · #F1F4B8Tritanopia · #FBBFC1

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 #FDDEA7 rather than the exact color:

Palette E8f3d6
#E8F3D6 · #FCF9BE · #FFDCA9 · #FAAB78
Palette 5f8b4c
#5F8B4C · #FFDDAB · #FF9A9A · #945034
Palette Fba1b7
#FBA1B7 · #FFD1DA · #FFF0F5 · #FFDBAA
Palette Ffb3b3
#FFB3B3 · #FFDBA4 · #FFE9AE · #C1EFFF
Palette 96c291
#96C291 · #FFDBAA · #FFB7B7 · #F4EEEE
Palette B7fbff
#B7FBFF · #FFF6BE · #FFE0A3 · #FFA1AC

Similar colors

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

#FFDCA9#FFDDAB#FFDBAA#FFDBA4#FFE0A3#FFE3A9#F8E0A4#FADBAC#FFD8A9#FADFA1#FEE2AD#FFDDAE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDDEA6  ·  #FDDEA8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDDEA7?

#FDDEA7 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 253, 222, 167). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDDEA7?

#FDDEA7 is RGB 253, 222, 167 — HSL 38°, 96%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 34%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDDEA7?

Its complement is #A5C5FD; analogous partners are #FDB1A5 and #F1FDA5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDDEA7 for text?

Black text on #FDDEA7 has a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.