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#EACDAF

Apricot · very light warm orange

About #EACDAF

#EACDAF is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 80% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 25% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Apricot (ΔE 6.6); Wheat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AFCCEA — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EACDAF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.85:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green205
Blue175

Closest named colours

Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 6.6
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 8.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #EACDAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on apricot #EACDAF.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on apricot #EACDAF.
13.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EACDAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7CEAD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DED4B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5C6C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EACDAF?

#EACDAF is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 80% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 25% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EACDAF?

Use black text. Black on #EACDAF has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EACDAF?

Its complementary colour is #AFCCEA, and analogous partners are #EAB0AF and #EAEAAF.