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#FFC193

Peach · very light warm orange

About #FFC193

#FFC193 is a very light, moderately saturated orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 76% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 42% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Peach (ΔE 6.8), with Apricot the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #93D1FF (baby blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red255
Green193
Blue147

Closest named colours

Peach
#FFCBA4 · ΔE 6.8
Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 12.8
Tan
#D2B48C · ΔE 15.7

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

Text on #FFC193

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFC193.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFC193.
13.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFC193 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFC193
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3C690
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2D393
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFB5B5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFC193?

#FFC193 is a very light, moderately saturated orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 76% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 42% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFC193?

Use black text. Black on #FFC193 has a contrast ratio of 13.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFC193?

Its complementary colour is #93D1FF, and analogous partners are #FF939B and #FFF793.