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#FFC9B5 Apricot

#FFC9B5 is Apricot.

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#FFC9B5

Apricot

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #FFC9B5?

HEX
#FFC9B5
RGB
rgb(255, 201, 181)
HSL
hsl(16, 100%, 85%)
OKLCH
oklch(87.8% 0.068 41)
CMYK
0, 21, 29, 0

#FFC9B5 has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 against white and 14.27:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #FFC9B5
#FFC9B5
Same color
White
1.5Fail
Near-black
11.9AAA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #FFC9B5 · 11.9:1

Tints and shades of #FFC9B5

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #FFF2ED
  2. #FFC9B5
  3. #DDA995
  4. #BD8B78
  5. #9F6E5C
  6. #815342
  7. #643928
  8. #481F0F
  9. #2C0900

Colors that go with #FFC9B5

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Apricot, #FFC9B5 and Butter Yellow, #FFF1C2 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

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:root {
  --apricot-1: #FFC9B5; /* Apricot */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #FFC9B5

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (52)

Gradients (6)

Mesh gradients (11)