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#FFBE9E

#ffbe9e ≈ Apricot

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffbe9e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 74.51% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 38.04% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 19.79°, with 100% saturation and 80.98% 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 13.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apricot (#fbceb1), ΔE 5.48.

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Relative luminance0.6056

Complementary

  1. #ffbe9e
  2. #9edfff

Split complementary

  1. #ffbe9e
  2. #9effee
  3. #9eafff

Analogous

  1. #ff9eaf
  2. #ffbe9e
  3. #ffee9e

Triadic

  1. #ffbe9e
  2. #9effbe
  3. #be9eff

Tetradic

  1. #ffbe9e
  2. #dfff9e
  3. #9edfff
  4. #be9eff

Square

  1. #ffbe9e
  2. #afff9e
  3. #9edfff
  4. #ee9eff

Monochromatic

  1. #ff5705
  2. #ff8b51
  3. #ffbe9e
  4. #fff1ea
  5. #fff1eb

Shades

#ffbe9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffbe9e
  2. #e6ab8e
  3. #cc987e
  4. #b3856f
  5. #99725f
  6. #805f4f
  7. #664c3f
  8. #4d392f
  9. #332620
  10. #1a1310
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffbe9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffbe9e
  2. #ffc5a8
  3. #ffcbb1
  4. #ffd2bb
  5. #ffd8c5
  6. #ffdfcf
  7. #ffe5d8
  8. #ffece2
  9. #fff2ec
  10. #fff9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffbe9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffbe9e
  2. #f2b89b
  3. #e6b298
  4. #d9ab95
  5. #cca592
  6. #c09f8f
  7. #b3998c
  8. #a69389
  9. #998c86
  10. #8d8683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2c7bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfc49c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ded29e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb3b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4c29d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecca9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb8ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffbe9e {
  color: #ffbe9e;
}
Background
.bg-ffbe9e {
  background-color: #ffbe9e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffbe9e {
  border: 2px solid #ffbe9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffbe9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 190 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 100% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffbe9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffbe9e, #ffee9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffbe9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 190 158 / 0.35);
}

#fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 5.48 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 6.08 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.87 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 7.24 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.89 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 8.35 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 8.35 #004161 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Apricot
#ffbe9e  rgb(255, 190, 158)  hsl(20, 100%, 81%)  Apricot
#9edfff  rgb(158, 223, 255)  hsl(200, 100%, 81%)  Baby Blue
#9effbe  rgb(158, 255, 190)  hsl(140, 100%, 81%)  Pale Green
#be9eff  rgb(190, 158, 255)  hsl(260, 100%, 81%)  Mauve