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#FFBF93

Peach · very light warm orange

About #FFBF93

#FFBF93 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 75% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 42% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Peach (ΔE 7.1); Apricot comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #93D3FF — a baby blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FFBF93 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red255
Green191
Blue147

Closest named colours

Peach
#FFCBA4 · ΔE 7.1
Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 12.8
Tan
#D2B48C · ΔE 16.0

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

Text on #FFBF93

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFBF93.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFBF93.
13.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFBF93 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFBF93
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1C490
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1D293
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFB3B4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFBF93?

#FFBF93 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 75% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 42% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFBF93?

Use black text. Black on #FFBF93 has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFBF93?

Its complementary colour is #93D3FF, and analogous partners are #FF939D and #FFF593.