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#FFC8AD

#ffc8ad ≈ Apricot

  • orange
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffc8ad is a color from the orange family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 78.43% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 32.16% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 19.76°, with 100% saturation and 83.92% 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 14.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apricot (#fbceb1), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.6559

Complementary

  1. #ffc8ad
  2. #ade4ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffc8ad
  2. #adfff1
  3. #adbbff

Analogous

  1. #ffadbb
  2. #ffc8ad
  3. #fff1ad

Triadic

  1. #ffc8ad
  2. #adffc8
  3. #c8adff

Tetradic

  1. #ffc8ad
  2. #e4ffad
  3. #ade4ff
  4. #c8adff

Square

  1. #ffc8ad
  2. #bbffad
  3. #ade4ff
  4. #f1adff

Monochromatic

  1. #ff6114
  2. #ff9560
  3. #ffc8ad
  4. #fff1eb
  5. #fff1eb

Shades

#ffc8ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffc8ad
  2. #e6b49c
  3. #cca08a
  4. #b38c79
  5. #997868
  6. #806457
  7. #665045
  8. #4d3c34
  9. #332823
  10. #1a1411
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffc8ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffc8ad
  2. #ffceb5
  3. #ffd3bd
  4. #ffd9c6
  5. #ffdece
  6. #ffe4d6
  7. #ffe9de
  8. #ffefe6
  9. #fff4ef
  10. #fffaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffc8ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffc8ad
  2. #f2c1a9
  3. #e6baa4
  4. #d9b2a0
  5. #ccab9b
  6. #c0a497
  7. #b39d92
  8. #a6968e
  9. #998e89
  10. #8d8785
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6cfc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6cdab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d8ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbfc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8cbac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efd2ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc3b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffc8ad {
  color: #ffc8ad;
}
Background
.bg-ffc8ad {
  background-color: #ffc8ad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffc8ad {
  border: 2px solid #ffc8ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffc8ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 200 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 100% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffc8ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffc8ad, #fff1ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffc8ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 200 173 / 0.35);
}

#fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 3.21 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 4.30 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 5.39 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 6.66 #ffddca Unbleached Silk ΔE 6.75 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 7.19 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 8.10 #003752 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Apricot
#ffc8ad  rgb(255, 200, 173)  hsl(20, 100%, 84%)  Apricot
#ade4ff  rgb(173, 228, 255)  hsl(200, 100%, 84%)  Non-Photo Blue
#adffc8  rgb(173, 255, 200)  hsl(140, 100%, 84%)  Magic Mint
#c8adff  rgb(200, 173, 255)  hsl(260, 100%, 84%)  Mauve