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#fdccaf

a light, electric orange · warm · closest name: Peach Puff

RGB
253, 204, 175
HSL
22°, 95%, 84%
CMYK
0, 19, 31, 1
Luminance
0.6716

At a glance

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

Hex
#fdccaf
Hue
22°
orange
Saturation
95%
electric
Lightness
84%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
85%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6716
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
4/100 cool
Color family
Orange
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
14.43:1
Closest name
Peach Puff
ΔE2000 5.2
Where it sits
Hue22° of 360°
Saturation95%
Lightness84%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool4% 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#fdccaf
RGBrgb(253, 204, 175)
HSLhsl(22, 95%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 31%, 1%)
LABlab(85.6 13.3 21.0)
LCHlch(85.6 24.9 57.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.881 0.068 52.2)
Decimal16633007
Display P3color(display-p3 0.992 0.800 0.686)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fdccaf;
background-color: #fdccaf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fdccaf] bg-[#fdccaf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fdccaf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.992, green: 0.800, blue: 0.686)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fdccaf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFDCCAF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(175, 204, 253)

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 #fdccaf · 14.43:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.46:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.43:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fdccaf as text scores 1.46:1 on white and 14.43:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fdccaf on white: 1.46:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fdccaf on black: 14.43:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D9D0AD
deuteranopia · #E5DAAF
tritanopia · #FFC3C4

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fdccaf is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDF6F1
#FBEDE4
#fdccaf
#FCB992
#FB965B
#FA7324
#EF5D06
#C74D05
#9F3E04
#732F08
#481E05
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FDF6F1Darkest = 950 · #481E05
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF6F1;
  --brand-100: #FBEDE4;
  --brand-200: #fdccaf;
  --brand-300: #FCB992;
  --brand-400: #FB965B;
  --brand-500: #FA7324;
  --brand-600: #EF5D06;
  --brand-700: #C74D05;
  --brand-800: #9F3E04;
  --brand-900: #732F08;
  --brand-950: #481E05;
  --brand: #fdccaf;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fdccaf

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#FAF7F4
Tinted page background
Border#EDD0C0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B684B
Captions on the surface
Accent#00B3CC
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7C3003
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEEFE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241A14
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 #fdccaf

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#AFE0FD
Analogous left#FDAFB9
Analogous right#FDF3AF
Split-complement 1#AFFDF3
Split-complement 2#AFB9FD
Triadic 1#AFFDCC
Triadic 2#CCAFFD
Tetradic#B9FDAF

RGB percentages

Red99.2%
Green80.0%
Blue68.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta19.4%
Yellow30.8%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#fdccaf text on a black background

contrast 14.43:1

Card sample

#fdccaf text on a white background

contrast 1.46:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(253, 204, 175, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(253, 204, 175, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fdccaf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdccaf, #FAFDAF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fdccaf

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.

#fdccaf in the real world

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

Industries
E-commerceFood deliveryLogisticsCreator tools
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

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

#fdccaf, answered

What color is #fdccaf?

#fdccaf is a light electric orange, closest to Peach Puff (ΔE2000 5.2). It sits at 22° on the hue wheel with 95% saturation and 84% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fdccaf?

rgb(253, 204, 175) — 253 red, 204 green and 175 blue out of 255, or 99.2% / 80% / 68.6% by channel.

Is #fdccaf a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6716 and perceived brightness is 85%, so black text on it reaches 14.43:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fdccaf?

Black. It scores 14.43:1 against #fdccaf, versus 1.46:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fdccaf?

#AFE0FD sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #AFFDF3 and #AFB9FD, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fdccaf?

For interface work: #FAF7F4 as the surface, #EDD0C0 for borders, #9B684B for secondary text, #00B3CC as an accent and #7C3003 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FDAFB9 and #FDF3AF stays calm, while #AFE0FD is the loudest partner.

What is #fdccaf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 19%, 31%, 1%). 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 #fdccaf warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 4 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FEDEC8; nudged cooler, #FEAEAE.

Work with #fdccaf in the Color Lab