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#F9C8A7

#f9c8a7 ≈ Apricot

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f9c8a7 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 78.43% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.68% magenta, 32.93% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 24.15°, with 87.23% saturation and 81.57% 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 13.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apricot (#fbceb1), ΔE 1.85.

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Relative luminance0.6424

Complementary

  1. #f9c8a7
  2. #a7d8f9

Split complementary

  1. #f9c8a7
  2. #a7f9f1
  3. #a7aff9

Analogous

  1. #f9a7af
  2. #f9c8a7
  3. #f9f1a7

Triadic

  1. #f9c8a7
  2. #a7f9c8
  3. #c8a7f9

Tetradic

  1. #f9c8a7
  2. #d8f9a7
  3. #a7d8f9
  4. #c8a7f9

Square

  1. #f9c8a7
  2. #aff9a7
  3. #a7d8f9
  4. #f1a7f9

Monochromatic

  1. #ef6e18
  2. #f49b5f
  3. #f9c8a7
  4. #fef3ec
  5. #fef3ec

Shades

#f9c8a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9c8a7
  2. #e0b496
  3. #c7a086
  4. #ae8c75
  5. #957864
  6. #7d6454
  7. #645043
  8. #4b3c32
  9. #322821
  10. #191411
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9c8a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9c8a7
  2. #faceb0
  3. #fad3b9
  4. #fbd9c1
  5. #fbdeca
  6. #fce4d3
  7. #fde9dc
  8. #fdefe5
  9. #fef4ed
  10. #fefaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9c8a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9c8a7
  2. #edc1a3
  3. #e1ba9f
  4. #d5b29b
  5. #c9ab97
  6. #bda494
  7. #b09d90
  8. #a4968c
  9. #988e88
  10. #8c8784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3cec2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6cca5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2d6a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbfbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5caa6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebd1a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc3b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9c8a7 {
  color: #f9c8a7;
}
Background
.bg-f9c8a7 {
  background-color: #f9c8a7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9c8a7 {
  border: 2px solid #f9c8a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9c8a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 200 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 87% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9c8a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9c8a7, #f9f1a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9c8a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 200 167 / 0.35);
}

#fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 1.85 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.58 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 4.13 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 5.01 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 5.10 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 5.28 #ffddca Unbleached Silk ΔE 6.75 #063758 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Apricot
#f9c8a7  rgb(249, 200, 167)  hsl(24, 87%, 82%)  Apricot
#a7d8f9  rgb(167, 216, 249)  hsl(204, 87%, 82%)  Light Sky Blue
#a7f9c8  rgb(167, 249, 200)  hsl(144, 87%, 82%)  Magic Mint
#c8a7f9  rgb(200, 167, 249)  hsl(264, 87%, 82%)  Mauve