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#fdccb3

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

RGB
253, 204, 179
HSL
20°, 95%, 85%
CMYK
0, 19, 29, 1
Luminance
0.6732

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fdccb3 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fdccb3
Hue
20°
orange
Saturation
95%
electric
Lightness
85%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
85%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6732
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
5/100 cool
Color family
Orange
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
14.46:1
Closest name
Peach Puff
ΔE2000 6.1
Where it sits
Hue20° of 360°
Saturation95%
Lightness85%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool5% 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#fdccb3
RGBrgb(253, 204, 179)
HSLhsl(20, 95%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 29%, 1%)
LABlab(85.7 13.8 19.0)
LCHlch(85.7 23.5 54.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.882 0.065 48.5)
Decimal16633011
Display P3color(display-p3 0.992 0.800 0.702)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fdccb3;
background-color: #fdccb3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fdccb3] bg-[#fdccb3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fdccb3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.992, green: 0.800, blue: 0.702)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fdccb3")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFDCCB3)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(179, 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 #fdccb3 · 14.46:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.45:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.46:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fdccb3 as text scores 1.45:1 on white and 14.46:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fdccb3 on white: 1.45:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fdccb3 on black: 14.46:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D9D0B1
deuteranopia · #E4DAB3
tritanopia · #FFC4C5

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fdccb3 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.

#FDF5F1
#FBECE4
#fdccb3
#FCB692
#FB915B
#F96C24
#EF5506
#C74705
#9F3904
#732C08
#481B05
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FDF5F1Darkest = 950 · #481B05
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF5F1;
  --brand-100: #FBECE4;
  --brand-200: #fdccb3;
  --brand-300: #FCB692;
  --brand-400: #FB915B;
  --brand-500: #F96C24;
  --brand-600: #EF5506;
  --brand-700: #C74705;
  --brand-800: #9F3904;
  --brand-900: #732C08;
  --brand-950: #481B05;
  --brand: #fdccb3;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fdccb3

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#FAF6F4
Tinted page background
Border#EDCFC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B664B
Captions on the surface
Accent#00BACC
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7C2C03
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEEEE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241914
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 #fdccb3

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#B3E4FD
Analogous left#FDB3BF
Analogous right#FDF1B3
Split-complement 1#B3FDF1
Split-complement 2#B3BFFD
Triadic 1#B3FDCC
Triadic 2#CCB3FD
Tetradic#BFFDB3

RGB percentages

Red99.2%
Green80.0%
Blue70.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta19.4%
Yellow29.2%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#fdccb3 text on a black background

contrast 14.46:1

Card sample

#fdccb3 text on a white background

contrast 1.45:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fdccb3;
Background color
Panel with #fdccb3 background
background-color: #fdccb3;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fdccb3;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(253, 204, 179, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(253, 204, 179, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fdccb3;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdccb3, #FDFDB3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fdccb3

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.

#fdccb3 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.

#fdccb3, answered

What color is #fdccb3?

#fdccb3 is a light electric orange, closest to Peach Puff (ΔE2000 6.1). It sits at 20° on the hue wheel with 95% saturation and 85% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fdccb3?

rgb(253, 204, 179) — 253 red, 204 green and 179 blue out of 255, or 99.2% / 80% / 70.2% by channel.

Is #fdccb3 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6732 and perceived brightness is 85%, so black text on it reaches 14.46:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fdccb3?

Black. It scores 14.46:1 against #fdccb3, versus 1.45:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fdccb3?

#B3E4FD sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #B3FDF1 and #B3BFFD, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fdccb3?

For interface work: #FAF6F4 as the surface, #EDCFC0 for borders, #9B664B for secondary text, #00BACC as an accent and #7C2C03 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FDB3BF and #FDF1B3 stays calm, while #B3E4FD is the loudest partner.

What is #fdccb3 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 19%, 29%, 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 #fdccb3 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 5 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FEE0CC; nudged cooler, #FEB2B4.

Work with #fdccb3 in the Color Lab