#FFCCAC
Apricot · very light warm orange
About #FFCCAC
#FFCCAC is a very light, moderately saturated orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 80% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Apricot (ΔE 3.1), with Peach the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACDFFF (baby blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FFCCAC?
#FFCCAC is a very light, moderately saturated orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 80% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFCCAC?
Use black text. Black on #FFCCAC has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFCCAC?
Its complementary colour is #ACDFFF, and analogous partners are #FFACB6 and #FFF6AC.