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#FCD8B3

#fcd8b3 ≈ Light Apricot

  • orange
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fcd8b3 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, 84.71% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.29% magenta, 28.97% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 30.41°, with 92.41% saturation and 84.51% 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 15.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Apricot (#fdd5b1), ΔE 1.55.

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Relative luminance0.7306

Complementary

  1. #fcd8b3
  2. #b3d7fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcd8b3
  2. #b3fcfc
  3. #b3b3fc

Analogous

  1. #fcb3b3
  2. #fcd8b3
  3. #fcfcb3

Triadic

  1. #fcd8b3
  2. #b3fcd8
  3. #d8b3fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcd8b3
  2. #d7fcb3
  3. #b3d7fc
  4. #d8b3fc

Square

  1. #fcd8b3
  2. #b3fcb3
  3. #b3d7fc
  4. #fcb3fc

Monochromatic

  1. #f68c20
  2. #f9b269
  3. #fcd8b3
  4. #fef5eb
  5. #fef5eb

Shades

#fcd8b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcd8b3
  2. #e3c2a1
  3. #caad8f
  4. #b0977d
  5. #97826b
  6. #7e6c5a
  7. #655648
  8. #4c4136
  9. #322b24
  10. #191612
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcd8b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcd8b3
  2. #fcdcbb
  3. #fde0c2
  4. #fde4ca
  5. #fde8d1
  6. #feecd9
  7. #feefe1
  8. #fef3e8
  9. #fef7f0
  10. #fffbf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcd8b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcd8b3
  2. #f0cfae
  3. #e3c6a9
  4. #d7bea4
  5. #cab59f
  6. #beac9a
  7. #b2a394
  8. #a59a8f
  9. #99928a
  10. #8c8985
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ebdcce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4d9b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ede1b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd0ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eed9b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3deb3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffd3c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcd8b3 {
  color: #fcd8b3;
}
Background
.bg-fcd8b3 {
  background-color: #fcd8b3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcd8b3 {
  border: 2px solid #fcd8b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcd8b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 216 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 92% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcd8b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcd8b3, #fcfcb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcd8b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 216 179 / 0.35);
}

#fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 1.55 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 1.62 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 3.57 #ffe4c4 Bisque ΔE 3.67 #ffdead Navajo White ΔE 4.15 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 4.97 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 5.11 #03274c Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Light Apricot
#fcd8b3  rgb(252, 216, 179)  hsl(30, 92%, 85%)  Light Apricot
#b3d7fc  rgb(179, 215, 252)  hsl(210, 92%, 85%)  Pale Aqua
#b3fcd8  rgb(179, 252, 216)  hsl(150, 92%, 85%)  Magic Mint
#d8b3fc  rgb(216, 179, 252)  hsl(270, 92%, 85%)  Mauve