HEX atlas value

#FDCBA5

#FDCBA5 is a warm orange HEX color close to Apricot. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 253, 203, 165, HSL 26, 96%, 82%, has luminance 0.6631, and belongs to the pastel group.

orange warm pastel

#FDCBA5 Sample readable text

HEX #FDCBA5

RGB rgb(253, 203, 165)

HSL hsl(26 96% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 20, 35, 1)

Luminance 0.6631

Contrast Black 14.26:1White 1.47:1

CSS

--color-fdcba5: #FDCBA5;
.background-fdcba5 { background-color: #FDCBA5; }
.text-fdcba5 { color: #FDCBA5; }

Luminance0.6631

Black text14.26:1AA Pass

White text1.47:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#FDCBA5","rgb":[253,203,165],"hsl":[26,96,82],"cmyk":[0,20,35,1],"luminance":0.6631,"contrast":{"black":14.26,"white":1.47}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.26,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.47,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FDF7A5","hex":"#FDF7A5","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.02,"contrastWhite":1.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Navajo White","hex":"#FFDEAD","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.3,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.29,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.57,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","pastel","pastel orange","Apricot adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fdcba5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/apricot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A5D7FD","analogous":["#FDA5AB","#FDF7A5"],"triadic":["#A5FDCB","#CBA5FD"],"tetradic":["#ABFDA5","#A5D7FD","#F7A5FD"],"splitComplementary":["#A5FDF7","#A5ABFD"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#FDCBA5","#FB974B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#FB974B","saturated":"#FFCBA3","desaturated":"#F3CDAF","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFE2CC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"apricot","name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","distance":12.529964086141668},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":13.341664064126334},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":18.973665961010276},{"slug":"navajo-white","name":"Navajo White","hex":"#FFDEAD","distance":20.71231517720798},{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":21.213203435596427}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FDCBA5

#FDCBA5 is classified as a warm orange value with pastel visual character. #FDCBA5 is visually closest to Apricot, a named orange color with HEX #FBCEB1.

The RGB channels are 253, 203, and 165, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 26deg with 96% saturation and 82% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.6631, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.53, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.26:1AA Pass

White text1.47:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FDCBA5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.26:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.47:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#FDF7A5#000000 text · best 19.02:1#FDF7A5

Navajo White#000000 text · best 16.3:1#FFDEAD

Soft Peach#000000 text · best 15.29:1#FAD7A0

Apricot#000000 text · best 14.57:1#FBCEB1

Generated Palette

#FDCBA5#FDCBA5

#A5D7FD#A5D7FD

#FDA5AB#FDA5AB

#FDF7A5#FDF7A5

White#FFFFFF

#FB974B#FB974B

Color Harmonies

#A5D7FD#A5D7FD

#FDA5AB#FDA5AB

#FDF7A5#FDF7A5

#A5FDCB#A5FDCB

#CBA5FD#CBA5FD

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#FB974B#FB974B

#FFCBA3#FFCBA3

#F3CDAF#F3CDAF

White#FFFFFF

#FFE2CC#FFE2CC

Nearest Named Colors

Apricot#FBCEB1

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Navajo White#FFDEAD

Melon#FDBCB4

#FDCBA5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FDCBA5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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