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#efc8a2 ≈ Light Apricot

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#efc8a2 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 78.43% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.32% magenta, 32.22% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 29.61°, with 70.64% saturation and 78.63% 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 13.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Apricot (#fdd5b1), ΔE 3.22.

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Relative luminance0.6227

Complementary

  1. #efc8a2
  2. #a2c9ef

Split complementary

  1. #efc8a2
  2. #a2efef
  3. #a2a3ef

Analogous

  1. #efa2a3
  2. #efc8a2
  3. #efefa2

Triadic

  1. #efc8a2
  2. #a2efc8
  3. #c8a2ef

Tetradic

  1. #efc8a2
  2. #c9efa2
  3. #a2c9ef
  4. #c8a2ef

Square

  1. #efc8a2
  2. #a3efa2
  3. #a2c9ef
  4. #efa2ef

Monochromatic

  1. #d47b24
  2. #e4a161
  3. #efc8a2
  4. #faefe3
  5. #fcf5ee

Shades

#efc8a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efc8a2
  2. #d7b492
  3. #bfa082
  4. #a78c71
  5. #8f7861
  6. #786451
  7. #605041
  8. #483c31
  9. #302820
  10. #181410
  11. #000000

Tints

#efc8a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efc8a2
  2. #f1ceab
  3. #f2d3b5
  4. #f4d9be
  5. #f5dec7
  6. #f7e4d1
  7. #f9e9da
  8. #faefe3
  9. #fcf4ec
  10. #fdfaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efc8a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efc8a2
  2. #e4c19f
  3. #d9ba9b
  4. #ceb298
  5. #c3ab94
  6. #b8a491
  7. #ac9d8e
  8. #a1968a
  9. #968e87
  10. #8b8783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcccbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5ca9f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ded2a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fcbfbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0c9a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5cea2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7c3b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efc8a2 {
  color: #efc8a2;
}
Background
.bg-efc8a2 {
  background-color: #efc8a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efc8a2 {
  border: 2px solid #efc8a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efc8a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 200 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 71% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efc8a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efc8a2, #efefa2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efc8a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 200 162 / 0.35);
}

#fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 3.22 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 3.87 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 4.00 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 4.40 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 4.65 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 4.75 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.39 #10375d Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Light Apricot
#efc8a2  rgb(239, 200, 162)  hsl(30, 71%, 79%)  Light Apricot
#a2c9ef  rgb(162, 201, 239)  hsl(210, 71%, 79%)  Light Steel Blue
#a2efc8  rgb(162, 239, 200)  hsl(150, 71%, 79%)  Magic Mint
#c8a2ef  rgb(200, 162, 239)  hsl(270, 71%, 79%)  Wisteria