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#E4BFAC

Apricot · light warm orange

About #E4BFAC

With the hex code #E4BFAC, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 75% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 25% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Apricot — a ΔE of 8.4 — followed by Baby Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ACD1E4, 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 12.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red228
Green191
Blue172

Closest named colours

Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 8.4
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 11.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #E4BFAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on apricot #E4BFAC.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on apricot #E4BFAC.
12.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4BFAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4BFAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C9C2AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1C9AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFB9BA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4BFAC?

With the hex code #E4BFAC, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 75% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 25% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E4BFAC?

Use black text. Black on #E4BFAC has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4BFAC?

Its complementary colour is #ACD1E4, and analogous partners are #E4ACB5 and #E4DBAC.