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#FFDAC7

Apricot · very light warm orange

About #FFDAC7

With the hex code #FFDAC7, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 85% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 22% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Apricot — a ΔE of 7.5 — followed by Champagne. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C7ECFF, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.11:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green218
Blue199

Closest named colours

Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 7.5
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 9.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #FFDAC7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on apricot #FFDAC7.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on apricot #FFDAC7.
16.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFDAC7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFDAC7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4DDC6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE4C7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFD4D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFDAC7?

With the hex code #FFDAC7, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 85% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 22% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FFDAC7?

Use black text. Black on #FFDAC7 has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFDAC7?

Its complementary colour is #C7ECFF, and analogous partners are #FFC7D0 and #FFF6C7.