Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#FDDAA5

#FDDAA5 is a warm orange HEX color close to Soft Peach. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 253, 218, 165, HSL 36, 96%, 82%, has luminance 0.7374, and belongs to the pastel group.

orangewarmpastel
#FDDAA5 Sample readable text
HEX #FDDAA5
RGB rgb(253, 218, 165)
HSL hsl(36 96% 82%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 14, 35, 1)
Luminance 0.7374
Contrast Black 15.75:1White 1.33:1

CSS

--color-fddaa5: #FDDAA5;
.background-fddaa5 { background-color: #FDDAA5; }
.text-fddaa5 { color: #FDDAA5; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.7374
Black text15.75:1AA Pass
White text1.33:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#FDDAA5","rgb":[253,218,165],"hsl":[36,96,82],"cmyk":[0,14,35,1],"luminance":0.7374,"contrast":{"black":15.75,"white":1.33}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.75,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.33,"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":"#F4FDA5","hex":"#F4FDA5","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.44,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"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":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.98,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","pastel","pastel orange","Soft Peach adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fddaa5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/navajo-white.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#A5C8FD","analogous":["#FDAEA5","#F4FDA5"],"triadic":["#A5FDDA","#DAA5FD"],"tetradic":["#A5FDAE","#A5C8FD","#FDA5F4"],"splitComplementary":["#A5F4FD","#AEA5FD"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#FDDAA5","#FBB54B"]}
Variants
{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#FBB54B","saturated":"#FFDAA3","desaturated":"#F3D8AF","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFEBCC"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":6.557438524302},{"slug":"navajo-white","name":"Navajo White","hex":"#FFDEAD","distance":9.16515138991168},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":16.0312195418814},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":16.61324772583615},{"slug":"apricot","name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","distance":17.08800749063506}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #FDDAA5

#FDDAA5 is classified as a warm orange value with pastel visual character. #FDDAA5 is visually closest to Soft Peach, a named orange color with HEX #FAD7A0.

The RGB channels are 253, 218, and 165, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg 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 0.7374, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 6.56, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.75:1AA Pass
White text1.33:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FDDAA5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.75:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.33:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF
#F4FDA5#000000 text · best 19.44:1#F4FDA5
Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB
Navajo White#000000 text · best 16.3:1#FFDEAD
Wheat#000000 text · best 15.98:1#F5DEB3

Generated Palette

#FDDAA5#FDDAA5
#A5C8FD#A5C8FD
#FDAEA5#FDAEA5
#F4FDA5#F4FDA5
White#FFFFFF
#FBB54B#FBB54B

Color Harmonies

#A5C8FD#A5C8FD
#FDAEA5#FDAEA5
#F4FDA5#F4FDA5
#A5FDDA#A5FDDA
#DAA5FD#DAA5FD

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#FBB54B#FBB54B
#FFDAA3#FFDAA3
#F3D8AF#F3D8AF
White#FFFFFF
#FFEBCC#FFEBCC

Nearest Named Colors

Soft Peach#FAD7A0
Navajo White#FFDEAD
Vanilla#F3E5AB
Wheat#F5DEB3
Apricot#FBCEB1

Related HEX Guides

Soft Peach colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #FAD7A0.Navajo White colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #FFDEAD.Vanilla colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #F3E5AB.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Pastel colorsFind colors in the pastel group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#FDDAA5 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.