orangewarm
Apricot #FBCEB1
A light orange close to apricot fruit.
Use cases: Fresh palettes · Food brands
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #FBCEB1 | |
| RGB | rgb(251, 206, 177) | |
| HSL | hsl(24, 90%, 84%) | |
| HSV | hsv(24, 29%, 98%) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.9%, 29.5%, 1.6%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(69.792, 67.8292, 51.0025) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.9, 11.8, 20.4) | |
| Luminance | 0.678 (WCAG relative) |
/* Apricot */
color: #fbceb1;
background-color: #fbceb1;
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
Shades (toward black)
#e2b99f #c9a58e #b0907c #977c6a #7e6759 #645247 #4b3e35 #322923 #191512 #000000
Tints (toward white)
#fbd3b9 #fcd8c1 #fcddc8 #fde2d0 #fde7d8 #fdebe0 #fef0e8 #fef5ef #fffaf7 #ffffff
Tones (toward gray)
#efc6ac #e2bea7 #d6b7a2 #caaf9d #bea799 #b19f94 #a5978f #99908a #8c8885 #808080
Color harmonies
Complementary
Edit in generator →#FBCEB1
#B1DEFB
#fbceb1 #b1defb
Analogous
Edit in generator →#FBB1B9
#FBCEB1
#FBF3B1
#fbb1b9 #fbceb1 #fbf3b1
Triadic
Edit in generator →#FBCEB1
#B1FBCE
#CEB1FB
#fbceb1 #b1fbce #ceb1fb
Tetradic
Edit in generator →#FBCEB1
#B9FBB1
#B1DEFB
#F3B1FB
#fbceb1 #b9fbb1 #b1defb #f3b1fb
Split Complementary
Edit in generator →#FBCEB1
#B1FBF3
#B1B9FB
#fbceb1 #b1fbf3 #b1b9fb
Monochromatic
Edit in generator →#F5853D
#F8A977
#FBCEB1
#FEEDE2
#FEEDE2
#f5853d #f8a977 #fbceb1 #feede2 #feede2
Accessibility & contrast
1.44
#FBCEB1 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
14.57
#FBCEB1 on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓
Best text on apricot
14.57
#000000 text
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1.
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀).
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Peach #FFDAB9 | 4.12 | |
| Tan #D2B48C | 10.44 | |
| Warm Beige #E9DCC9 | 11.00 | |
| Champagne #F7E7CE | 11.03 | |
| Khaki #C3B091 | 13.24 | |
| Eggshell #F0EAD6 | 15.07 |
Related colors
Palettes with apricot
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.