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#FFBC9A

#ffbc9a ≈ Apricot

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffbc9a is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 73.73% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.27% magenta, 39.61% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 20.2°, with 100% saturation and 80.2% 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 12.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apricot (#fbceb1), ΔE 5.95.

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Relative luminance0.5956

Complementary

  1. #ffbc9a
  2. #9addff

Split complementary

  1. #ffbc9a
  2. #9affef
  3. #9aabff

Analogous

  1. #ff9aab
  2. #ffbc9a
  3. #ffef9a

Triadic

  1. #ffbc9a
  2. #9affbc
  3. #bc9aff

Tetradic

  1. #ffbc9a
  2. #ddff9a
  3. #9addff
  4. #bc9aff

Square

  1. #ffbc9a
  2. #abff9a
  3. #9addff
  4. #ef9aff

Monochromatic

  1. #ff5701
  2. #ff894e
  3. #ffbc9a
  4. #ffefe7
  5. #fff1eb

Shades

#ffbc9a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffbc9a
  2. #e6a98b
  3. #cc967b
  4. #b3846c
  5. #99715c
  6. #805e4d
  7. #664b3e
  8. #4d382e
  9. #33261f
  10. #1a130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffbc9a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffbc9a
  2. #ffc3a4
  3. #ffc9ae
  4. #ffd0b8
  5. #ffd7c2
  6. #ffdecd
  7. #ffe4d7
  8. #ffebe1
  9. #fff2eb
  10. #fff8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffbc9a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffbc9a
  2. #f2b697
  3. #e6b095
  4. #d9aa92
  5. #cca490
  6. #c09e8d
  7. #b3988a
  8. #a69288
  9. #998c85
  10. #8d8683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2c5b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cec298 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddd09a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb1b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3c099 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecc99a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb5aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffbc9a {
  color: #ffbc9a;
}
Background
.bg-ffbc9a {
  background-color: #ffbc9a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffbc9a {
  border: 2px solid #ffbc9a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffbc9a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 188 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 100% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffbc9a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffbc9a, #ffef9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffbc9a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 188 154 / 0.35);
}

#fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 5.95 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.60 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 6.64 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.37 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 7.63 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 8.26 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 8.63 #004365 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Apricot
#ffbc9a  rgb(255, 188, 154)  hsl(20, 100%, 80%)  Apricot
#9addff  rgb(154, 221, 255)  hsl(200, 100%, 80%)  Baby Blue
#9affbc  rgb(154, 255, 188)  hsl(140, 100%, 80%)  Pale Green
#bc9aff  rgb(188, 154, 255)  hsl(260, 100%, 80%)  Floral Lavender