Information about #FDC3AF color

#FDC3AF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FDC3AF falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(253, 195, 175) — 99.2% red, 76.5% green, 68.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 23 / 31 / 1. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FDC3AF is a pure, full-strength warm orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bleached Apricot (#FCCAAC). Slightly further away sit Pastel Salmon (#F6C1B2) and Melancholy (#FDBCB4).

The recipe behind #FDC3AF is rgb(253, 195, 175), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FDC3AF: 13.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#FDC3AF color variations

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

#FDC3AF 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 #FDC3AF

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

Melancholy color link
Melancholy

#FDBCB4

Melon color link
Melon

#FEBAAD

Apricot color link
Apricot

#FBCEB1

Pastel Flesh color link
Pastel Flesh

#F1BEB5

Spanish Pink color link
Spanish Pink

#F7BFBE

Desert Sand color link
Desert Sand

#EDC9AF

Peachpuff color link
Peachpuff

#EECBAD

Your Pink color link
Your Pink

#FFC3C0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FDC3AF
  • RGB253, 195, 175
  • CMYK0, 23, 31, 1
  • CSSrgb(253, 195, 175)
  • HSL15°, 95%, 84%
  • HSL Precise15.385°, 95.122%, 83.922%
  • HSV15°, 31%, 99%
  • HSB15°, 31%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.992
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.992, 0.765, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.992, 0.765, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.992, 0.765, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB99.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFDC3AF
  • DECIMAL ID16630703
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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