Color swatch image showing #FFDAB5 with RGB(255,218,181) values

#FFDAB5 Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #FFDAB5 including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#FFDAB5 Color Information

#FFDAB5 RGB value is (255, 218, 181). The hex color red value is 255, green is 218, and blue is 181. Its HSL format shows a hue of 30°, saturation of 100 percent, and lightness of 85 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 15 percent, 29 percent, 0 percent.

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#FFDAB5 Color Meaning

Color #FFDAB5 embodies a specific digital warmth, coded comfort, and nostalgic softness. As a standardized web color, color #FFDAB5 precisely replicates the cozy, powdered-sugar hue, ensuring consistent evocation of domestic ease across all screens. Psychologically, color #FFDAB5 provides reliable visual comfort, reducing digital harshness and fostering a sense of approachable, gentle interaction. #FFDAB5 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. #FFDAB5 translates analogue comfort into a reproducible digital signal. Culturally, color #FFDAB5 is a legacy of the early web's effort to name colors with tangible, familiar poetry. Symbolically, #FFDAB5 represents the importation of hearth and home into the virtual realm, a buffer against the coldness of pure technology. In modern use, deploying color #FFDAB5 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 #FFDAB5 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
#FFDAB5
RGB
rgb(255, 218, 181)
HSL
hsl(30°, 100%, 85%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 15%, 29%, 0%)
HSV
hsv(30°, 29%, 100%)
XYZ
74.6519 74.7390 54.2076
Yxy
74.7390 0.3667 0.3671
Hunter Lab
86.4517 2.9053 6.9236
CIE-Lab
89.2706 7.5694 22.9886

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red255 / 255 (100%)
100%
Green218 / 255 (85%)
85%
Blue181 / 255 (71%)
71%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta15 / 100 (15%)
15%
Yellow29 / 100 (29%)
29%
Key (Black)0 / 100 (0%)

Color Variations

#FFDAB5 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

#FFDAB5 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 #FFDAB5 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
#FFDAB5

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

1.32:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

1.32:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

1.32:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #FFDAB5 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

#FFDAB5

protanopia

#efefbe

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

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #FFDAB5;

Text Color

color: #FFDAB5;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #FFDAB5;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #FFDAB540;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #FFDAB5;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #FFDAB5 0%, #f87c00 100%);

#FFDAB5 Color FAQs

Frequently asked questions about #FFDAB5 color meaning, symbolism, and applications. Click on any question to expand detailed answers.