#FFDDC1
Apricot · very light warm orange
About #FFDDC1
With the hex code #FFDDC1, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 87% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 24% 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 6.4 — followed by Champagne. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C1E3FF, a light 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 — 16.36:1, 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 #FFDDC1?
With the hex code #FFDDC1, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 87% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #FFDDC1?
Use black text. Black on #FFDDC1 has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFDDC1?
Its complementary colour is #C1E3FF, and analogous partners are #FFC1C4 and #FFFCC1.