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#FDECD1 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FDECD1 is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blanchedalmond (#FFEBCD) — not an exact match. CSS blanchedalmond gives you #FFEBCD, a different color; use #FDECD1 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.

#FDECD1 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 #D3E3FD; it also sits naturally between #FDD8D3 and #F8FDD3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FDECD1 · RGB 253, 236, 209

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Color values

HEX#FDECD1
RGB253, 236, 209
HSL37°, 92%, 91%
HSV37°, 17%, 99%
CMYK0%, 7%, 17%, 1%
XYZ82.01, 85.48, 72.50
Yxy85.48, 0.3417, 0.3562
CIE-Lab94.09, 1.49, 15.16
Hunter Lab92.45, 1.51, 13.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 93% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 17% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FDECD1 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FDECD1 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FDECD1

.text { color: #FDECD1; }
.background { background-color: #FDECD1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDECD1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 236, 209); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 92%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDECD1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 236, 209, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDECD1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 236, 209, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDECD1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDECD1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDECD1

#FBDBA7#FACB80#F8B954#F6A728#EB950A#BF7908#935D06#674104#402803#140C01

Tints of #FDECD1

#FDEFD8#FDEFD8#FEF1DD#FEF1DD#FEF3E2#FEF3E2#FEF5E7#FEF5E7#FEF7EB#FEF7EB

Tones of #FDECD1

#FAECD6#F7ECD9#F4EBDC#F1EADF#EEE9E2#EBE9E5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3E3FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.16:1 Fails
Against black text18.10:1 AAA

Best text color on #FDECD1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDECD1

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 #FDECD1: ·

How #FDECD1 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F6F5D8Deuteranopia · #F7F8D9Tritanopia · #FCDDDE

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FDECD1 rather than the exact color:

Palette Dc143c
#DC143C · #F75270 · #F7CAC9 · #FDEBD0
Palette Ffb6a6
#FFB6A6 · #FFEBD3 · #9BCEC1 · #67A2C5
Palette 8294c4
#8294C4 · #ACB1D6 · #DBDFEA · #FFEAD2
Palette Ffb4ac
#FFB4AC · #679186 · #264E70 · #FFEBD3
Palette Ea7b7b
#EA7B7B · #D25353 · #9E3B3B · #FFEAD3
Palette 007065
#007065 · #00A79D · #F5C181 · #FFEECF

Similar colors

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

#FDEBD0#FFEBD3#FFEAD2#FFEAD3#FFEECF#FAEED1#FFEDCE#FFEBD4#FFE9D0#FDF0D1#FAEDCE#FFF0D1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDECD0  ·  #FDECD2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDECD1?

#FDECD1 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 253, 236, 209). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDECD1?

#FDECD1 is RGB 253, 236, 209 — HSL 37°, 92%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 17%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDECD1?

Its complement is #D3E3FD; analogous partners are #FDD8D3 and #F8FDD3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDECD1 for text?

Black text on #FDECD1 has a contrast ratio of 18.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.