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#FFCFAD

Apricot · very light warm orange

About #FFCFAD

#FFCFAD is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 81% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Apricot (ΔE 3.0); Peach comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ADDDFF — a baby blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FFCFAD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green207
Blue173

Closest named colours

Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 3.0
Peach
#FFCBA4 · ΔE 3.5
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #FFCFAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on apricot #FFCFAD.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on apricot #FFCFAD.
14.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FFCFAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDD2AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8DDAD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFC6C6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFCFAD?

#FFCFAD is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 81% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFCFAD?

Use black text. Black on #FFCFAD has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFCFAD?

Its complementary colour is #ADDDFF, and analogous partners are #FFADB4 and #FFF8AD.