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#FFCDA9

#ffcda9 ≈ Apricot

  • orange
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffcda9 is a color from the orange family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 80.39% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 33.73% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 25.12°, 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 14.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apricot (#fbceb1), ΔE 2.16.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.6779

Complementary

  1. #ffcda9
  2. #a9dbff

Split complementary

  1. #ffcda9
  2. #a9fff8
  3. #a9b0ff

Analogous

  1. #ffa9b0
  2. #ffcda9
  3. #fff8a9

Triadic

  1. #ffcda9
  2. #a9ffcd
  3. #cda9ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffcda9
  2. #dbffa9
  3. #a9dbff
  4. #cda9ff

Square

  1. #ffcda9
  2. #b0ffa9
  3. #a9dbff
  4. #f8a9ff

Monochromatic

  1. #ff7410
  2. #ffa15d
  3. #ffcda9
  4. #fff3eb
  5. #fff3eb

Shades

#ffcda9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffcda9
  2. #e6b998
  3. #cca487
  4. #b39076
  5. #997b65
  6. #806755
  7. #665244
  8. #4d3e33
  9. #332922
  10. #1a1511
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffcda9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffcda9
  2. #ffd2b2
  3. #ffd7ba
  4. #ffdcc3
  5. #ffe1cb
  6. #ffe6d4
  7. #ffebdd
  8. #fff0e5
  9. #fff5ee
  10. #fffaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffcda9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffcda9
  2. #f2c5a5
  3. #e6bea1
  4. #d9b69d
  5. #ccae99
  6. #c0a795
  7. #b39f90
  8. #a6978c
  9. #998f88
  10. #8d8884
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8d3c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcd0a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7dba9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc3c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebcfa8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1d6a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc7b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffcda9 {
  color: #ffcda9;
}
Background
.bg-ffcda9 {
  background-color: #ffcda9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffcda9 {
  border: 2px solid #ffcda9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffcda9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 205 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 100% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffcda9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffcda9, #fff8a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffcda9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 205 169 / 0.35);
}

#fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 2.16 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 3.23 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 4.27 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 4.29 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 4.35 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 6.28 #ffddca Unbleached Silk ΔE 6.70 #003256 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Apricot
#ffcda9  rgb(255, 205, 169)  hsl(25, 100%, 83%)  Apricot
#a9dbff  rgb(169, 219, 255)  hsl(205, 100%, 83%)  Light Sky Blue
#a9ffcd  rgb(169, 255, 205)  hsl(145, 100%, 83%)  Magic Mint
#cda9ff  rgb(205, 169, 255)  hsl(265, 100%, 83%)  Mauve