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#FFBD92

Peach · light warm orange

About #FFBD92

#FFBD92 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 74% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 43% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Peach (ΔE 7.9); Apricot comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #92D4FF — a baby blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #FFBD92 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green189
Blue146

Closest named colours

Peach
#FFCBA4 · ΔE 7.9
Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 13.3
Light Salmon
#FFA07A · ΔE 15.1

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

Text on #FFBD92

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFBD92.
1.62:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFBD92.
12.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFBD92 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFBD92
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0C38F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFD192
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFB1B2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFBD92?

#FFBD92 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 74% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 43% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFBD92?

Use black text. Black on #FFBD92 has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFBD92?

Its complementary colour is #92D4FF, and analogous partners are #FF929D and #FFF492.