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#FFC093

Peach · very light warm orange

About #FFC093

With the hex code #FFC093, this is a very light orange with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 75% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 42% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Peach — a ΔE of 6.9 — followed by Apricot. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #93D2FF, a baby blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.21:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green192
Blue147

Closest named colours

Peach
#FFCBA4 · ΔE 6.9
Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 12.8
Tan
#D2B48C · ΔE 15.8

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

Text on #FFC093

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFC093.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFC093.
13.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFC093 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFC093
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2C590
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1D393
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFB4B4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFC093?

With the hex code #FFC093, this is a very light orange with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 75% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 42% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FFC093?

Use black text. Black on #FFC093 has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFC093?

Its complementary colour is #93D2FF, and analogous partners are #FF939C and #FFF693.