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#FFBC92

Peach · light warm orange

About #FFBC92

#FFBC92 is a light, moderately saturated orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 74% green and 57% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 43% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Peach (ΔE 8.2), with Apricot the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #92D5FF (baby blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green188
Blue146

Closest named colours

Peach
#FFCBA4 · ΔE 8.2
Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 13.4
Light Salmon
#FFA07A · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #FFBC92

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFBC92.
1.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFBC92.
12.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFBC92 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFBC92
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFC28F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFD092
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFB0B1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFBC92?

#FFBC92 is a light, moderately saturated orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 74% green and 57% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 43% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFBC92?

Use black text. Black on #FFBC92 has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFBC92?

Its complementary colour is #92D5FF, and analogous partners are #FF929E and #FFF392.