Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#FDF5E6

#FDF5E6 is a warm orange HEX color nearest Old Lace. RGB 253, 245, 230, HSL 39° 85% 95%, luminance 0.919; view contrast and conversions.

orangewarmlightpastel
#FDF5E6 Sample readable text
HEX #FDF5E6
RGB rgb(253, 245, 230)
HSL hsl(39 85% 95%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 9, 1)
Luminance 0.919
Contrast Black 19.38:1White 1.08:1

CSS

--color-fdf5e6: #FDF5E6;
.background-fdf5e6 { background-color: #FDF5E6; }
.text-fdf5e6 { color: #FDF5E6; }

HEX meaning and use

About #FDF5E6

#FDF5E6 is classified as a warm orange value with light and pastel visual character. #FDF5E6 is visually closest to Old Lace, a named orange color with HEX #FDF5E6.

The RGB channels are 253, 245, and 230, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 39deg with 85% saturation and 95% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.919, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text19.38:1AA Pass
White text1.08:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FDF5E6 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000019.38:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.08:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#FFFFFF · #000000 text · best 21:1#FAFDE7#FAFDE7 · #000000 text · best 20.27:1#FFF6E5#FFF6E5 · #000000 text · best 19.57:1Sea Shell#FFF5EE · #000000 text · best 19.55:1#FAF5EA#FAF5EA · #000000 text · best 19.31:1

Generated Palette

Old Lace#FDF5E6
#E7EFFD#E7EFFD
#FDEBE7#FDEBE7
#FAFDE7#FAFDE7
White#FFFFFF
#F6D392#F6D392

Color Harmonies

#E7EFFD#E7EFFD
#FDEBE7#FDEBE7
#FAFDE7#FAFDE7
#E7FDF6#E7FDF6
#F6E7FD#F6E7FD

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#F6D392#F6D392
#FFF6E5#FFF6E5
#FAF5EA#FAF5EA
White#FFFFFF
White#FFFFFF

Nearest Named Colors

Old Lace#FDF5E6
Linen#FAF0E6
Linen White#FAF0E6
Warm White#F8F4E3
Sea Shell#FFF5EE

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
Luminance0.919
Black text19.38:1AA Pass
White text1.08:1AA 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":"#FDF5E6","rgb":[253,245,230],"hsl":[39,85,95],"cmyk":[0,3,9,1],"luminance":0.919,"contrast":{"black":19.38,"white":1.08}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":19.38,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.08,"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":"#FAFDE7","hex":"#FAFDE7","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.27,"contrastWhite":1.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFF6E5","hex":"#FFF6E5","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.57,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Sea Shell","hex":"#FFF5EE","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.55,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FAF5EA","hex":"#FAF5EA","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.31,"contrastWhite":1.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","light","pastel","light orange","pastel orange","Old Lace adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","light surfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fdf5e6.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-lace.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/linen.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/linen-white.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#E7EFFD","analogous":["#FDEBE7","#FAFDE7"],"triadic":["#E7FDF6","#F6E7FD"],"tetradic":["#E7FDEB","#E7EFFD","#FDE7FA"],"splitComplementary":["#E7FAFD","#EBE7FD"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#FDF5E6","#F6D392"]}
Variants
{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#F6D392","saturated":"#FFF6E5","desaturated":"#FAF5EA","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFFFF"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"old-lace","name":"Old Lace","hex":"#FDF5E6","distance":0},{"slug":"linen","name":"Linen","hex":"#FAF0E6","distance":5.830951894845301},{"slug":"linen-white","name":"Linen White","hex":"#FAF0E6","distance":5.830951894845301},{"slug":"warm-white","name":"Warm White","hex":"#F8F4E3","distance":5.916079783099616},{"slug":"sea-shell","name":"Sea Shell","hex":"#FFF5EE","distance":8.246211251235321}]
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Related HEX Guides

Old Lace colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #FDF5E6.Linen colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #FAF0E6.Linen White colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #FAF0E6.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Light colorsFind colors in the light group.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.#FDF5E6 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.