Color swatch image showing #FDD5BF with RGB(253,213,191) values
Color swatch image showing #FDD5BF with RGB(253,213,191) values

#FDD5BF Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #FDD5BF including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#FDD5BF Color Information

#FDD5BF RGB value is (253, 213, 191). The hex color red value is 253, green is 213, and blue is 191. Its HSL format shows a hue of 21°, saturation of 94 percent, and lightness of 87 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 16 percent, 25 percent, 1 percent.

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#FDD5BF Color Meaning

Color #FDD5BF embodies a specific digital warmth, coded comfort, and nostalgic softness. As a standardized web color, color #FDD5BF precisely replicates the cozy, powdered-sugar hue, ensuring consistent evocation of domestic ease across all screens. Psychologically, color #FDD5BF provides reliable visual comfort, reducing digital harshness and fostering a sense of approachable, gentle interaction. #FDD5BF color is a deliberate tool in user experience design to soften interfaces, make notifications feel less alarming, and create a perceived environment of user-friendly care. #FDD5BF translates analogue comfort into a reproducible digital signal. Culturally, color #FDD5BF is a legacy of the early web's effort to name colors with tangible, familiar poetry. Symbolically, #FDD5BF represents the importation of hearth and home into the virtual realm, a buffer against the coldness of pure technology. In modern use, deploying color #FDD5BF is a conscious choice to inject a specific, coded form of humanizing warmth into a system, making the digital space feel more nurtured and forgiving.

Color Conversion

Convert #FDD5BF across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#FDD5BF
RGB
rgb(253, 213, 191)
HSL
hsl(21°, 94%, 87%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 16%, 25%, 1%)
HSV
hsv(21°, 25%, 99%)
XYZ
73.7062 72.2327 59.3478
Yxy
72.2327 0.3590 0.3519
Hunter Lab
84.9898 3.9912 4.8352
CIE-Lab
88.0805 10.7429 16.0769

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red253 / 255 (99%)
99%
Green213 / 255 (84%)
84%
Blue191 / 255 (75%)
75%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta16 / 100 (16%)
16%
Yellow25 / 100 (25%)
25%
Key (Black)1 / 100 (1%)

Color Variations

#FDD5BF harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#FDD5BF harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #FDD5BF for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

#FFFFFF
#FDD5BF

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

1.36:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

1.36:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

1.36:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #FDD5BF appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

#FDD5BF

protanopia

#ecebc4

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #FDD5BF;

Text Color

color: #FDD5BF;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #FDD5BF;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #FDD5BF40;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #FDD5BF;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #FDD5BF 0%, #f65b08 100%);

#FDD5BF Color FAQs

Frequently asked questions about #FDD5BF color meaning, symbolism, and applications. Click on any question to expand detailed answers.