#FFCFB5
Apricot · very light warm orange
About #FFCFB5
#FFCFB5 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 81% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is virtually identical to Apricot (ΔE 2.0), with Peach the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B5E5FF (light 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 — 14.84:1, 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 #FFCFB5?
#FFCFB5 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 81% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFCFB5?
Use black text. Black on #FFCFB5 has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFCFB5?
Its complementary colour is #B5E5FF, and analogous partners are #FFB5C0 and #FFF4B5.