Information about #FAD1AD color

#FAD1AD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FAD1AD falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(250, 209, 173) — 98% red, 82% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 30 / 2. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#FAD1AD is a maximally vivid orange that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Apricot (#FBCEB1). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Vintage Peach (#F9D3A8) and Light Apricot (#FDD5B1).

In RGB terms — rgb(250, 209, 173) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FAD1AD: 14.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FAD1AD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FAD1AD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FAD1AD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FAD1AD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Apricot color link
Apricot

#FBCEB1

Soft Topaz color link
Soft Topaz

#FFD6AE

Oscar color link
Oscar

#F4D5AC

Light Orange color link
Light Orange

#FED8B1

Light Peach color link
Light Peach

#FFD8B1

Tequila color link
Tequila

#F4D0A4

Sandy Tan color link
Sandy Tan

#FDD9B5

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAD1AD
  • RGB250, 209, 173
  • CMYK0, 16, 30, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 209, 173)
  • HSL28°, 89%, 83%
  • HSL Precise28.052°, 88.506%, 82.941%
  • HSV28°, 31%, 98%
  • HSB28°, 31%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.820
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.820, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.820, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.820, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB82%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFAD1AD
  • DECIMAL ID16437677
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01