Information about Apricot Brandy color

#C26A5A - Apricot Brandy color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C26A5A, known as "Apricot Brandy", falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(194, 106, 90) — 76.1% red, 41.6% green, 35.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 35 / 41 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C26A5A is a pleasantly vivid red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Sunglo (#C76155). Slightly further away sit Copper Red (#CB6D51) and Pastel Blood (#BD5F60).

In RGB terms — rgb(194, 106, 90) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.8:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Apricot Brandy" in the Register.

Apricot Brandy color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Apricot Brandy color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Apricot Brandy

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White

#FFFFFF

Apricot Brandy color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Apricot Brandy

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Black

#000000

Apricot Brandy color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

Apricot Brandy color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C26A5A
#C25B74

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Apricot Brandy color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to Apricot Brandy

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Sunglo color link
Sunglo

#C76155

Copper Red color link
Copper Red

#CB6D51

Pastel Blood color link
Pastel Blood

#BD5F60

Orange Salmon color link
Orange Salmon

#C47451

Water Persimmon color link
Water Persimmon

#B56C60

Japonica color link
Japonica

#CE7259

Contessa color link
Contessa

#C16F68

Cheeky color link
Cheeky

#CC5F59

Electric Brown color link
Electric Brown

#B56257

Clay color link
Clay

#B66A50

Adore color link
Adore

#CB6B67

Sunburnt Salmon color link
Sunburnt Salmon

#BF6C4A

Apricot Brandy color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C26A5A
  • RGB194, 106, 90
  • CMYK0, 35, 41, 24
  • CSSrgb(194, 106, 90)
  • HSL9°, 46%, 56%
  • HSL Precise9.231°, 46.018%, 55.686%
  • HSV9°, 54%, 76%
  • HSB9°, 54%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • GLSLvec3(0.761, 0.416, 0.353)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.761, 0.416, 0.353, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.761, 0.416, 0.353)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC26A5A
  • DECIMAL ID12741210
  • Name Length14
  • This page visited15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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