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#FEC09E

#fec09e ≈ Apricot

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fec09e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 75.29% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.41% magenta, 37.8% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 21.25°, with 97.96% saturation and 80.78% 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 13.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apricot (#fbceb1), ΔE 4.7.

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Relative luminance0.6124

Complementary

  1. #fec09e
  2. #9edcfe

Split complementary

  1. #fec09e
  2. #9efef0
  3. #9eacfe

Analogous

  1. #fe9eac
  2. #fec09e
  3. #fef09e

Triadic

  1. #fec09e
  2. #9efec0
  3. #c09efe

Tetradic

  1. #fec09e
  2. #dcfe9e
  3. #9edcfe
  4. #c09efe

Square

  1. #fec09e
  2. #acfe9e
  3. #9edcfe
  4. #f09efe

Monochromatic

  1. #fc5e07
  2. #fd8f52
  3. #fec09e
  4. #fff1ea
  5. #fff2eb

Shades

#fec09e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fec09e
  2. #e5ad8e
  3. #cb9a7e
  4. #b2866f
  5. #98735f
  6. #7f604f
  7. #664d3f
  8. #4c3a2f
  9. #332620
  10. #191310
  11. #000000

Tints

#fec09e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fec09e
  2. #fec6a8
  3. #fecdb1
  4. #fed3bb
  5. #fed9c5
  6. #ffe0cf
  7. #ffe6d8
  8. #ffece2
  9. #fff2ec
  10. #fff9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fec09e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fec09e
  2. #f1ba9b
  3. #e5b398
  4. #d8ad95
  5. #cca692
  6. #bfa08f
  7. #b29a8c
  8. #a69389
  9. #998d86
  10. #8d8683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2c8bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1c69c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfd39e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb5b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4c39d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eccb9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbaae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fec09e {
  color: #fec09e;
}
Background
.bg-fec09e {
  background-color: #fec09e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fec09e {
  border: 2px solid #fec09e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fec09e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 192 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 21 98% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fec09e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fec09e, #fef09e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fec09e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 192 158 / 0.35);
}

#fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 4.70 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 5.96 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 6.50 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.67 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 7.18 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 7.32 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 8.27 #013f61 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Apricot
#fec09e  rgb(254, 192, 158)  hsl(21, 98%, 81%)  Apricot
#9edcfe  rgb(158, 220, 254)  hsl(201, 98%, 81%)  Baby Blue
#9efec0  rgb(158, 254, 192)  hsl(141, 98%, 81%)  Aquamarine
#c09efe  rgb(192, 158, 254)  hsl(261, 98%, 81%)  Mauve