Information about #FDC491 color

#FDC491 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FDC491 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(253, 196, 145) (99.2% red, 76.9% green, 56.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 22 / 42 / 1 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength warm orange, #FDC491 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Douban Light Yellow (#F7C58E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Peach Fuzz (#FEBE98) and Vilnius Fuzz (#FEBE99).

The recipe behind #FDC491 is rgb(253, 196, 145), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #FDC491 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. No one has named #FDC491 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FDC491 color variations

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

#FDC491 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 #FDC491

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FDC491
  • RGB253, 196, 145
  • CMYK0, 22, 42, 1
  • CSSrgb(253, 196, 145)
  • HSL28°, 96%, 78%
  • HSL Precise28.333°, 96.429%, 78.039%
  • HSV28°, 43%, 99%
  • HSB28°, 43%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.992
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.569
  • GLSLvec3(0.992, 0.769, 0.569)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.992, 0.769, 0.569, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.992, 0.769, 0.569)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB99.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFDC491
  • DECIMAL ID16630929
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01