#FFCAA3
Peach · very light warm orange
About #FFCAA3
#FFCAA3 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 79% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 36% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Peach (ΔE 0.5); Apricot comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A3D8FF — a baby blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FFCAA3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #FFCAA3
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FFCAA3?
#FFCAA3 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 79% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 36% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFCAA3?
Use black text. Black on #FFCAA3 has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFCAA3?
Its complementary colour is #A3D8FF, and analogous partners are #FFA3AA and #FFF8A3.