#EFCEB8
Apricot · very light warm orange
About #EFCEB8
#EFCEB8 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 81% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 23% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Apricot (ΔE 6.3); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B8D9EF — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFCEB8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.19:1 (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 #EFCEB8?
#EFCEB8 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 81% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 23% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EFCEB8?
Use black text. Black on #EFCEB8 has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EFCEB8?
Its complementary colour is #B8D9EF, and analogous partners are #EFB8BD and #EFEAB8.