#FFCEBD
Apricot · very light warm orange
About #FFCEBD
#FFCEBD is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 81% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 26% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Apricot (ΔE 6.2); Melon comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDEEFF — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FFCEBD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.82:1, 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 #FFCEBD?
#FFCEBD is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 81% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 26% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFCEBD?
Use black text. Black on #FFCEBD has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFCEBD?
Its complementary colour is #BDEEFF, and analogous partners are #FFBDCD and #FFEFBD.