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#fedfda

a pale, electric red · warm · closest name: Misty Rose

RGB
254, 223, 218
HSL
8°, 95%, 93%
CMYK
0, 12, 14, 0
Luminance
0.7891

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fedfda is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fedfda
Hue
red
Saturation
95%
electric
Lightness
93%
pale
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
91%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7891
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
12/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
16.78:1
Closest name
Misty Rose
ΔE2000 1.7
Where it sits
Hue8° of 360°
Saturation95%
Lightness93%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool12% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#fedfda
RGBrgb(254, 223, 218)
HSLhsl(8, 95%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 14%, 0%)
LABlab(91.2 9.9 6.4)
LCHlch(91.2 11.8 32.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.928 0.035 28.7)
Decimal16703450
Display P3color(display-p3 0.996 0.875 0.855)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fedfda;
background-color: #fedfda;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fedfda] bg-[#fedfda]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fedfda;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.996, green: 0.875, blue: 0.855)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fedfda")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFEDFDA)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(218, 223, 254)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #fedfda · 16.78:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.25:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.78:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fedfda as text scores 1.25:1 on white and 16.78:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fedfda on white: 1.25:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fedfda on black: 16.78:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #E5E2DA
deuteranopia · #ECE8DA
tritanopia · #FFDCDE

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fedfda is pinned to step 100; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDF3F1
#fedfda
#FACAC2
#FCA092
#FB715B
#F94225
#EE2706
#C72005
#9F1A04
#731708
#480E05
Base = 100Lightest = 50 · #FDF3F1Darkest = 950 · #480E05
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF3F1;
  --brand-100: #fedfda;
  --brand-200: #FACAC2;
  --brand-300: #FCA092;
  --brand-400: #FB715B;
  --brand-500: #F94225;
  --brand-600: #EE2706;
  --brand-700: #C72005;
  --brand-800: #9F1A04;
  --brand-900: #731708;
  --brand-950: #480E05;
  --brand: #fedfda;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fedfda

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF5F4
Tinted page background
Border#EDC6C0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B564B
Captions on the surface
Accent#00CCB7
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7C1403
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEEAE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241614
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #fedfda

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#DAF9FE
Analogous left#FEDAE7
Analogous right#FEF1DA
Split-complement 1#DAFEF1
Split-complement 2#DAE7FE
Triadic 1#DAFEDF
Triadic 2#DFDAFE
Tetradic#E7FEDA

RGB percentages

Red99.6%
Green87.5%
Blue85.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta12.2%
Yellow14.2%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#fedfda text on a black background

contrast 16.78:1

Card sample

#fedfda text on a white background

contrast 1.25:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fedfda;
Background color
Panel with #fedfda background
background-color: #fedfda;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fedfda;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(254, 223, 218, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(254, 223, 218, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fedfda;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fedfda, #FEF7DA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fedfda

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#fedfda in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Food and drinkEntertainmentRetailSport
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#fedfda, answered

What color is #fedfda?

#fedfda is a pale electric red, closest to Misty Rose (ΔE2000 1.7). It sits at 8° on the hue wheel with 95% saturation and 93% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fedfda?

rgb(254, 223, 218) — 254 red, 223 green and 218 blue out of 255, or 99.6% / 87.5% / 85.5% by channel.

Is #fedfda a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7891 and perceived brightness is 91%, so black text on it reaches 16.78:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fedfda?

Black. It scores 16.78:1 against #fedfda, versus 1.25:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fedfda?

#DAF9FE sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #DAFEF1 and #DAE7FE, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fedfda?

For interface work: #FAF5F4 as the surface, #EDC6C0 for borders, #9B564B for secondary text, #00CCB7 as an accent and #7C1403 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FEDAE7 and #FEF1DA stays calm, while #DAF9FE is the loudest partner.

What is #fedfda in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 12%, 14%, 0%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #fedfda warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 12 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FEE8DA; nudged cooler, #FED9E2.

Work with #fedfda in the Color Lab