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#EEC7A2

#eec7a2 ≈ Light Apricot

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#eec7a2 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 78.04% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.39% magenta, 31.93% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 29.21°, with 69.09% saturation and 78.43% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Apricot (#fdd5b1), ΔE 3.37.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.6163

Complementary

  1. #eec7a2
  2. #a2c9ee

Split complementary

  1. #eec7a2
  2. #a2eeed
  3. #a2a3ee

Analogous

  1. #eea2a3
  2. #eec7a2
  3. #eeeda2

Triadic

  1. #eec7a2
  2. #a2eec7
  3. #c7a2ee

Tetradic

  1. #eec7a2
  2. #c9eea2
  3. #a2c9ee
  4. #c7a2ee

Square

  1. #eec7a2
  2. #a3eea2
  3. #a2c9ee
  4. #eda2ee

Monochromatic

  1. #d17926
  2. #e2a061
  3. #eec7a2
  4. #faeee3
  5. #fcf5ee

Shades

#eec7a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec7a2
  2. #d6b392
  3. #be9f82
  4. #a78b71
  5. #8f7761
  6. #776451
  7. #5f5041
  8. #473c31
  9. #302820
  10. #181410
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec7a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec7a2
  2. #f0cdab
  3. #f1d2b5
  4. #f3d8be
  5. #f5ddc7
  6. #f7e3d1
  7. #f8e9da
  8. #faeee3
  9. #fcf4ec
  10. #fdf9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec7a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec7a2
  2. #e3c09f
  3. #d8b99b
  4. #cdb298
  5. #c2ab94
  6. #b7a491
  7. #ac9c8e
  8. #a1958a
  9. #968e87
  10. #8b8783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbcbbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4c9a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddd1a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbbebd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc8a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4cda2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6c2b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eec7a2 {
  color: #eec7a2;
}
Background
.bg-eec7a2 {
  background-color: #eec7a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec7a2 {
  border: 2px solid #eec7a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec7a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 199 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 69% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec7a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec7a2, #eeeda2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec7a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 199 162 / 0.35);
}

#fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 3.37 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.58 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 4.26 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 4.48 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 4.52 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 5.14 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.43 #11385d Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Light Apricot
#eec7a2  rgb(238, 199, 162)  hsl(29, 69%, 78%)  Light Apricot
#a2c9ee  rgb(162, 201, 238)  hsl(209, 69%, 78%)  Light Steel Blue
#a2eec7  rgb(162, 238, 199)  hsl(149, 69%, 78%)  Magic Mint
#c7a2ee  rgb(199, 162, 238)  hsl(269, 69%, 78%)  Wisteria