Crayola crayon color

Crayola Piggy Pink #FDDDE6

Crayola Piggy Pink is shown here as #FDDDE6, the commonly published value for the crayon. It is a pale grayish pink in the pink family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.926, chroma 0.037 and hue 359.0°. The nearest CSS named color is mistyrose (#FFE4E1), ΔE2000 5.5 away.

Relative luminance
0.7831
OKLCH L · C · h
0.926 · 0.037 · 359.0
Best text
Black 16.66:1
Hue family
Pink
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#FDDDE6 color codes

HEX
#FDDDE6
RGB
rgb(253, 221, 230)
HSL
hsl(343, 89%, 93%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.926 0.037 359.0)
OKLab
oklab(0.926 0.037 -0.001)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 90.92, a* 12.49, b* -0.32
XYZ (D65)
X 80.65, Y 78.31, Z 85.71
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 13%, 9%, 1%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Crayola is a trademark of Crayola LLC, which this site is not affiliated with. The value is the commonly published sRGB rendering of the crayon, not a Crayola specification.

Legibility

Contrast: is #FDDDE6 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 16.66:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.26:1.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

  • Black text on it

    16.66:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +90

  • White text on it

    1.26:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −14

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.26:1

  • As text on black

    16.66:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −91

  • As text on white

    1.26:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +12

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.26:1

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #8B6F77 4.52:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.93 to 0.57 reaches 4.52:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #FDDDE6 16.66:1

    It already reaches 16.66:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #FDDDE6 live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

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Scale

Shades and tints of #FDDDE6

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #FDDDE6 sits at step 100.

  1. 50#FFF1F5
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.15
  2. 100This color#FDDDE6
    White
    1.26
    Black
    16.66
  3. 200#EBCFD7
    White
    1.45
    Black
    14.43
  4. 300#D2B5BD
    White
    1.89
    Black
    11.08
  5. 400#B698A1
    White
    2.62
    Black
    7.99
  6. 500#9A7D86
    White
    3.71
    Black
    5.65
  7. 600#81666E
    White
    5.17
    Black
    4.05
  8. 700#695057
    White
    7.27
    Black
    2.88
  9. 800#4F383F
    White
    10.66
    Black
    1.96
  10. 900#362228
    White
    14.82
    Black
    1.41
  11. 950#201116
    White
    18.21
    Black
    1.15

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Gamut

How vivid #FDDDE6 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.041; #FDDDE6 uses 91% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.054 there: 32% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.037
sRGB edge
0.041
Display P3 edge
0.054
Rec. 2020 edge
0.080
Dominant wavelength
Complementary 498 nm
Excitation purity
6%
Chromaticity
x 0.3296, y 0.3201
  • This color#FDDDE6
  • Most vivid in sRGB#FFDCE6
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.926 0.054 359.0)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #fddde6;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 1 0.856 0.8998); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #FDDDE6

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

  • sRGB50%#FEEEF3
  • OKLab50%#FEEEF2
  • OKLCH50%#FEEEF2

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#7F6F73
  • OKLab50%#625559
  • OKLCH50%#625559

Its complement #CDEFE7

  • sRGB50%#E5E6E7
  • OKLab50%#E6E6E7
  • OKLCH50%#DDE6FF
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #fddde6, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #fddde6 50%, white);

In use

#FDDDE6 in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:116.66:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.26:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.26:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.26:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #8B6F77 4.52:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:116.66:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:114.86:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:114.86:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:114.86:1 Passes

Color vision

How #FDDDE6 looks with color blindness

Deuteranopia changes it most, ΔE2000 14.1; tritanopia changes it least, 2.1.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #E0E2E6 ΔE2000 13.6

    Distinct

    Reads as off-white

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #E7E7E5 ΔE2000 14.1

    Distinct

    Reads as off-white

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #FFDCE0 ΔE2000 2.1

    Close match

    Reads as pale grayish pink

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #E5E5E5 ΔE2000 13.2

    Distinct

    Reads as off-white

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #CDEFE7. Their lightness contrast is only 1.02:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#FDDDE6 · #CDEFE730.3Stays distinct
Protanopia#E0E2E6 · #ECEBE74.6Easily confused
Deuteranopia#E7E7E5 · #E5E6E82.1Easily confused
Tritanopia#FFDCE0 · #C5F0EC32.8Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5 · #E8E8E80.7Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #FDDDE6

Its complement is #CDEFE7, a pale grayish cyan, on the cool side of the wheel.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#FDDDE6
  • Complement#CDEFE7

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#F5DEF3
  • Base#FDDDE6
  • +30°#FFDED9

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FDDDE6
  • +120°#E4EBCF
  • +240°#D1EBFD

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FDDDE6
  • +150°#D6EED9
  • +210°#CBEEF4

Split-complementary

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Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-crayola-piggy-pink: #fddde6;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        'crayola-piggy-pink': '#fddde6',
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-crayola-piggy-pink: oklch(0.926 0.037 359.0);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "crayola-piggy-pink": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.9922, 0.8667, 0.902],
        "hex": "#fddde6"
      },
      "$description": "Crayola Piggy Pink"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let crayolaPiggyPink = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.992, green: 0.867, blue: 0.902, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val CrayolaPiggyPink = Color(0xFFFDDDE6)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Neighbors

The eight nearest colors on this site by ΔE2000, closest first. Under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Tools

Open #FDDDE6 in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.