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#EACCAF

Apricot · very light warm orange

About #EACCAF

#EACCAF is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 80% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 25% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Apricot (ΔE 6.3), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AFCDEA (light blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red234
Green204
Blue175

Closest named colours

Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 6.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.8
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #EACCAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on apricot #EACCAF.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on apricot #EACCAF.
13.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EACCAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6CDAD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD4B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5C5C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EACCAF?

#EACCAF is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 80% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 25% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EACCAF?

Use black text. Black on #EACCAF has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EACCAF?

Its complementary colour is #AFCDEA, and analogous partners are #EAAFB0 and #EAEAAF.