Information about #FDD8CD color

#FDD8CD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #FDD8CD is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Full Saturation and Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(253, 216, 205) — 99.2% red, 84.7% green, 80.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 19 / 1. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength earthy red, #FDD8CD is nearly as bright as white. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cosmos (#FCD5CF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pippin (#FCDBD2) and Unbleached Silk (#FFDDCA).

In RGB terms — rgb(253, 216, 205) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #FDD8CD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 15.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.3:1. No one has named #FDD8CD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FDD8CD color variations

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

#FDD8CD 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 #FDD8CD

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

Cosmos color link
Cosmos

#FCD5CF

Pippin color link
Pippin

#FCDBD2

Soft Melon color link
Soft Melon

#F4D3CB

Pink Terrace color link
Pink Terrace

#F5D1CA

Pale Tangelo color link
Pale Tangelo

#FFD9C2

Sentimental color link
Sentimental

#FFE1D4

Coral Candy color link
Coral Candy

#F5D0C9

Lumber color link
Lumber

#FFE4CD

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FDD8CD
  • RGB253, 216, 205
  • CMYK0, 15, 19, 1
  • CSSrgb(253, 216, 205)
  • HSL14°, 92%, 90%
  • HSL Precise13.75°, 92.308%, 89.804%
  • HSV14°, 19%, 99%
  • HSB14°, 19%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.992
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.992, 0.847, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.992, 0.847, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.992, 0.847, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB99.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB84.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFDD8CD
  • DECIMAL ID16636109
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01