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#FFCAA9

#ffcaa9 ≈ Apricot

  • orange
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffcaa9 is a color from the orange family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 79.22% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 33.73% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 23.02°, with 100% saturation and 83.14% 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 14.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apricot (#fbceb1), ΔE 2.1.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.6637

Complementary

  1. #ffcaa9
  2. #a9deff

Split complementary

  1. #ffcaa9
  2. #a9fff5
  3. #a9b3ff

Analogous

  1. #ffa9b3
  2. #ffcaa9
  3. #fff5a9

Triadic

  1. #ffcaa9
  2. #a9ffca
  3. #caa9ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffcaa9
  2. #deffa9
  3. #a9deff
  4. #caa9ff

Square

  1. #ffcaa9
  2. #b3ffa9
  3. #a9deff
  4. #f5a9ff

Monochromatic

  1. #ff6c10
  2. #ff9b5d
  3. #ffcaa9
  4. #fff2eb
  5. #fff2eb

Shades

#ffcaa9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffcaa9
  2. #e6b698
  3. #cca287
  4. #b38d76
  5. #997965
  6. #806555
  7. #665144
  8. #4d3d33
  9. #332822
  10. #1a1411
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffcaa9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffcaa9
  2. #ffcfb2
  3. #ffd5ba
  4. #ffdac3
  5. #ffdfcb
  6. #ffe5d4
  7. #ffeadd
  8. #ffefe5
  9. #fff4ee
  10. #fffaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffcaa9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffcaa9
  2. #f2c3a5
  3. #e6bba1
  4. #d9b49d
  5. #ccac99
  6. #c0a595
  7. #b39e90
  8. #a6968c
  9. #998f88
  10. #8d8784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7d1c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9cea7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d9a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc0c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9cda8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0d3a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc4b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffcaa9 {
  color: #ffcaa9;
}
Background
.bg-ffcaa9 {
  background-color: #ffcaa9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffcaa9 {
  border: 2px solid #ffcaa9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffcaa9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 202 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 23 100% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffcaa9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffcaa9, #fff5a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffcaa9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 202 169 / 0.35);
}

#fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 2.10 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 4.55 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 4.68 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 5.36 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 5.52 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 5.72 #ffddca Unbleached Silk ΔE 6.77 #003556 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Apricot
#ffcaa9  rgb(255, 202, 169)  hsl(23, 100%, 83%)  Apricot
#a9deff  rgb(169, 222, 255)  hsl(203, 100%, 83%)  Baby Blue
#a9ffca  rgb(169, 255, 202)  hsl(143, 100%, 83%)  Aquamarine
#caa9ff  rgb(202, 169, 255)  hsl(263, 100%, 83%)  Mauve