Oldlace — #FDF5E6
#FDF5E6 is a very light, vivid orange. It is the CSS named color oldlace.
Color values
| HEX | #FDF5E6 |
| RGB | rgb(253, 245, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 85%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 1%) |
| Decimal | 16643558 |
| CSS | color: #FDF5E6; |
| Android | 0xFFFDF5E6 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.961, blue: 0.902, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #FDF5E6 | 1.08:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #FDF5E6 | 19.38:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #FDF5E6
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #FDF5E6 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #FDF5E6
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #FDF5E6 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #FDF5E6; background-color: #FDF5E6; }
.element { color: rgb(253 245 230); }
.element { color: hsl(39 85% 95%); }
/* Tailwind arbitrary value */
<div class="bg-[#FDF5E6] text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #FDF5E6;
Frequently asked questions
What color is #FDF5E6?
#FDF5E6 is a very light, vivid orange, which CSS calls oldlace. Its hue sits at 39° on the color wheel, with 85% saturation and 95% lightness.
What is #FDF5E6 in RGB?
#FDF5E6 converts to rgb(253, 245, 230) — 253 red, 245 green and 230 blue.
What is #FDF5E6 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 1%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #FDF5E6 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (19.38:1 versus 1.08:1).
What is the complementary color of #FDF5E6?
#E7EFFD — the hue directly opposite #FDF5E6 on the color wheel.