#EFCDB8
Apricot · very light warm orange
About #EFCDB8
#EFCDB8 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 80% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 23% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Apricot (ΔE 6.4), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B8DAEF (light blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EFCDB8?
#EFCDB8 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 80% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 23% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EFCDB8?
Use black text. Black on #EFCDB8 has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EFCDB8?
Its complementary colour is #B8DAEF, and analogous partners are #EFB8BE and #EFE9B8.