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#FEC79F

#fec79f ≈ Apricot

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fec79f is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 78.04% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.65% magenta, 37.4% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 25.26°, with 97.94% 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 13.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apricot (#fbceb1), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.6442

Complementary

  1. #fec79f
  2. #9fd6fe

Split complementary

  1. #fec79f
  2. #9ffef6
  3. #9fa7fe

Analogous

  1. #fe9fa7
  2. #fec79f
  3. #fef69f

Triadic

  1. #fec79f
  2. #9ffec7
  3. #c79ffe

Tetradic

  1. #fec79f
  2. #d6fe9f
  3. #9fd6fe
  4. #c79ffe

Square

  1. #fec79f
  2. #a7fe9f
  3. #9fd6fe
  4. #f69ffe

Monochromatic

  1. #fc6f08
  2. #fd9b53
  3. #fec79f
  4. #fff3eb
  5. #fff3eb

Shades

#fec79f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fec79f
  2. #e5b38f
  3. #cb9f7f
  4. #b28b6f
  5. #98775f
  6. #7f6450
  7. #665040
  8. #4c3c30
  9. #332820
  10. #191410
  11. #000000

Tints

#fec79f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fec79f
  2. #fecda9
  3. #fed2b2
  4. #fed8bc
  5. #feddc5
  6. #ffe3cf
  7. #ffe9d9
  8. #ffeee2
  9. #fff4ec
  10. #fff9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fec79f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fec79f
  2. #f1c09c
  3. #e5b999
  4. #d8b296
  5. #ccab93
  6. #bfa490
  7. #b29c8c
  8. #a69589
  9. #998e86
  10. #8d8783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e5cec0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7cb9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4d79f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbcbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8c99d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efd19f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc1b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fec79f {
  color: #fec79f;
}
Background
.bg-fec79f {
  background-color: #fec79f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fec79f {
  border: 2px solid #fec79f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fec79f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 199 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 98% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fec79f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fec79f, #fef69f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fec79f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 199 159 / 0.35);
}

#fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 3.68 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 3.89 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 4.61 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 5.38 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 5.84 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 6.96 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 7.47 #013860 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Apricot
#fec79f  rgb(254, 199, 159)  hsl(25, 98%, 81%)  Apricot
#9fd6fe  rgb(159, 214, 254)  hsl(205, 98%, 81%)  Light Sky Blue
#9ffec7  rgb(159, 254, 199)  hsl(145, 98%, 81%)  Aquamarine
#c79ffe  rgb(199, 159, 254)  hsl(265, 98%, 81%)  Mauve