#FDB2ABPeach Bud (#FDB2AB) is a very light, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 25°, lightness 0.83 and chroma 0.089. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #FDB2AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 178, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 95%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 32%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30%, 32%, 1%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(79.4 26.4 14.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.833 0.089 25) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Peach Bud shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward magenta. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffad9f — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffb2a7 — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#fdb2ab — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fdb3ae — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward magentaTest Peach Bud in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.73:1 and against black 12.13:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffedeb · #fdb2ab · #d18e88 · #a66b65 · #7c4945 · #542a27
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#ffcfbe · #fdb2ab · #e59faa · #ca8ea6 · #ae7fa1 · #917197
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#fdb2ab · #b9a58a · #b37873 · #89652a · #73403c · #443317
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#fee6e3 · #fdb2ab · #59b6c0 · #a07975 · #7c5a57 · #553f3d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fdb2ab · #a3aeaf · #827473 · #424a4a · #261918 · #000202
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e7f5f6 · #bdcdcf · #8fa1a3 · #11292c · #000709 · #fdb2ab
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fdb2ab · #99b1b4 · #3e848c · #00525a · #002226 · #060000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d0efd3 · #fdb2ab · #76c1a0 · #5d7d87 · #34405e · #220612
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fdb2ab · #a2b0a2 · #5d835e · #304678 · #0b1a40 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fdb2ab · #abae9b · #767d4b · #00525a · #21133c · #000304
#FFBCB6 · #FFC7C2 · #FFD2CD · #FFDDD9 · #FFE7E5
#D28F89 · #A86E69 · #814E4A · #5B302D · #371513
#F3B7B1 · #E8BCB8 · #DDC1BE
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.