#FFD9BB
Apricot · very light warm orange
About #FFD9BB
#FFD9BB is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 85% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Apricot (ΔE 4.4); Wheat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BBE1FF — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FFD9BB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.89:1, 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 #FFD9BB?
#FFD9BB is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 85% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFD9BB?
Use black text. Black on #FFD9BB has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFD9BB?
Its complementary colour is #BBE1FF, and analogous partners are #FFBBBF and #FFFBBB.