#FDF5E6Oldlace is a vivid, fully saturated, very light warm orange (#FDF5E6).
At hue 39° with 85% saturation, oldlace lands firmly in the orange family — a warm color through and through. Colors in this range are commonly associated with enthusiasm, friendliness and affordability, which makes oldlace a natural fit for playful brands, food products and secondary calls to action.
Oldlace is light enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on oldlace hits 19.38:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 1.08:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of oldlace sits at 219° — #E7EFFD, close to aliceblue — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same warm temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for oldlace in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from oldlace's position on the color wheel (hue 39°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix oldlace toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how oldlace performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Oldlace | 1.08:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Oldlace | 19.38:1 | AAA | AAA |
#FAF9EA#FAFBEA#FDECEDCopy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword oldlace directly.
:root {
--oldlace: #FDF5E6;
--oldlace-rgb: 253, 245, 230;
--oldlace-tint: #FEFAF1;
--oldlace-shade: #8B877E;
}
.btn-oldlace {
background: var(--oldlace);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'oldlace': {
DEFAULT: '#FDF5E6',
light: '#FEFAF1',
dark: '#8B877E',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.