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#FFC8A2

#ffc8a2 ≈ Apricot

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffc8a2 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 78.43% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 36.47% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 24.52°, with 100% saturation and 81.76% 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 14.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apricot (#fbceb1), ΔE 3.2.

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Relative luminance0.6518

Complementary

  1. #ffc8a2
  2. #a2d9ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffc8a2
  2. #a2fff7
  3. #a2aaff

Analogous

  1. #ffa2aa
  2. #ffc8a2
  3. #fff7a2

Triadic

  1. #ffc8a2
  2. #a2ffc8
  3. #c8a2ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffc8a2
  2. #d9ffa2
  3. #a2d9ff
  4. #c8a2ff

Square

  1. #ffc8a2
  2. #aaffa2
  3. #a2d9ff
  4. #f7a2ff

Monochromatic

  1. #ff6e09
  2. #ff9b55
  3. #ffc8a2
  4. #fff3eb
  5. #fff3eb

Shades

#ffc8a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffc8a2
  2. #e6b492
  3. #cca082
  4. #b38c71
  5. #997861
  6. #806451
  7. #665041
  8. #4d3c31
  9. #332820
  10. #1a1410
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffc8a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffc8a2
  2. #ffceab
  3. #ffd3b5
  4. #ffd9be
  5. #ffdec7
  6. #ffe4d1
  7. #ffe9da
  8. #ffefe3
  9. #fff4ec
  10. #fffaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffc8a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffc8a2
  2. #f2c19f
  3. #e6ba9b
  4. #d9b298
  5. #ccab94
  6. #c0a491
  7. #b39d8e
  8. #a6968a
  9. #998e87
  10. #8d8783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6cfc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8cc9f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d8a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbebe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9caa0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0d2a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc2b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffc8a2 {
  color: #ffc8a2;
}
Background
.bg-ffc8a2 {
  background-color: #ffc8a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffc8a2 {
  border: 2px solid #ffc8a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffc8a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 200 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 100% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffc8a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffc8a2, #fff7a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffc8a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 200 162 / 0.35);
}

#fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 3.20 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 4.45 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 4.61 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 5.17 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 5.74 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 6.52 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.73 #00375d Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Apricot
#ffc8a2  rgb(255, 200, 162)  hsl(25, 100%, 82%)  Apricot
#a2d9ff  rgb(162, 217, 255)  hsl(205, 100%, 82%)  Light Sky Blue
#a2ffc8  rgb(162, 255, 200)  hsl(145, 100%, 82%)  Aquamarine
#c8a2ff  rgb(200, 162, 255)  hsl(265, 100%, 82%)  Mauve