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#FFD2A7

Peach · very light warm orange

About #FFD2A7

#FFD2A7 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 82% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 35% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Peach (ΔE 3.8); Apricot comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A7D4FF — a baby blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FFD2A7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green210
Blue167

Closest named colours

Peach
#FFCBA4 · ΔE 3.8
Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 7.2
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #FFD2A7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFD2A7.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFD2A7.
15.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFD2A7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFD2A7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1D4A4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBDEA8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFC8C6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFD2A7?

#FFD2A7 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 82% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 35% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFD2A7?

Use black text. Black on #FFD2A7 has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFD2A7?

Its complementary colour is #A7D4FF, and analogous partners are #FFA7A8 and #FFFEA7.