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#DFBEAC

Apricot · light warm orange

About #DFBEAC

With the hex code #DFBEAC, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 75% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Apricot — a ΔE of 10.0 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACCDDF, a light blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red223
Green190
Blue172

Closest named colours

Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 10.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.2
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 10.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #DFBEAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on apricot #DFBEAC.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on apricot #DFBEAC.
12.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFBEAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFBEAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C1AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CEC7AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E9B9B9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFBEAC?

With the hex code #DFBEAC, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 75% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFBEAC?

Use black text. Black on #DFBEAC has a contrast ratio of 12.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFBEAC?

Its complementary colour is #ACCDDF, and analogous partners are #DFACB3 and #DFD8AC.