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#FCD1AE

#fcd1ae ≈ Light Apricot

  • orange
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fcd1ae is a color from the orange family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 81.96% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.06% magenta, 30.95% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 26.92°, with 92.86% saturation and 83.53% 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 14.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Apricot (#fdd5b1), ΔE 1.36.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.6935

Complementary

  1. #fcd1ae
  2. #aed9fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcd1ae
  2. #aefcf8
  3. #aeb2fc

Analogous

  1. #fcaeb2
  2. #fcd1ae
  3. #fcf8ae

Triadic

  1. #fcd1ae
  2. #aefcd1
  3. #d1aefc

Tetradic

  1. #fcd1ae
  2. #d9fcae
  3. #aed9fc
  4. #d1aefc

Square

  1. #fcd1ae
  2. #b2fcae
  3. #aed9fc
  4. #f8aefc

Monochromatic

  1. #f77d1a
  2. #f9a764
  3. #fcd1ae
  4. #fef4eb
  5. #fef4eb

Shades

#fcd1ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcd1ae
  2. #e3bc9d
  3. #caa78b
  4. #b0927a
  5. #977d68
  6. #7e6957
  7. #655446
  8. #4c3f34
  9. #322a23
  10. #191511
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcd1ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcd1ae
  2. #fcd6b6
  3. #fddabe
  4. #fddfc6
  5. #fde3ce
  6. #fee8d7
  7. #feeddf
  8. #fef1e7
  9. #fef6ef
  10. #fffaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcd1ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcd1ae
  2. #f0c9a9
  3. #e3c1a5
  4. #d7b9a0
  5. #cab19c
  6. #bea997
  7. #b2a092
  8. #a5988e
  9. #999089
  10. #8c8885
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8d6c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ded3ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8ddae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc8c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebd2ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0d8ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffccbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcd1ae {
  color: #fcd1ae;
}
Background
.bg-fcd1ae {
  background-color: #fcd1ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcd1ae {
  border: 2px solid #fcd1ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcd1ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 209 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 93% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcd1ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcd1ae, #fcf8ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcd1ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 209 174 / 0.35);
}

#fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 1.36 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 2.46 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 2.49 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.56 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 4.34 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 5.56 #ffddca Unbleached Silk ΔE 5.90 #032e51 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Light Apricot
#fcd1ae  rgb(252, 209, 174)  hsl(27, 93%, 84%)  Light Apricot
#aed9fc  rgb(174, 217, 252)  hsl(207, 93%, 84%)  Columbia Blue
#aefcd1  rgb(174, 252, 209)  hsl(147, 93%, 84%)  Magic Mint
#d1aefc  rgb(209, 174, 252)  hsl(267, 93%, 84%)  Mauve