Information about Apricot Brown color

#CC7E5B - Apricot Brown color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CC7E5B, known as "Apricot Brown", falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(204, 126, 91) — 80% red, 49.4% green, 35.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 31 / 44 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated warm orange, #CC7E5B carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Vibrant Brown (#C77B5A). Slightly further away sit Peach Schnapps (#C68059) and Florentine Pink (#D08363).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(204, 126, 91)), which gives #CC7E5B its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CC7E5B: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. The name "Apricot Brown" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Apricot Brown color variations

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

Apricot Brown color tints

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

#CC7E5B
#D6987B

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#E0B29C

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#EACBBD

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#F4E5DE

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White

#FFFFFF

Apricot Brown color shades

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

#CC7E5B
#B55F37

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#874729

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#5A2F1B

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#2D170D

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Black

#000000

Apricot Brown color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Apricot Brown

#CC7E5B
#BE7E60

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#B07E67

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#A07E6E

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#907E76

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Grey

#808080

Apricot Brown color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#92CC5B

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Apricot Brown

#CC7E5B
#CC5B64

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#CC5B92

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#CC5BBF

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Apricot Brown 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
#CC7E5B
Apricot Brown

#CC7E5B

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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
#CC7E5B
Apricot Brown

#CC7E5B

#5B70CD
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#5BCDB8
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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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#CC7E5B
Apricot Brown

#CC7E5B

#CD5B70
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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
#CC7E5B
Apricot Brown

#CC7E5B

#5BCD7F
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#7F5BCD
#7F5BCD

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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
#CC7E5B
Apricot Brown

#CC7E5B

#A9CD5B
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#5BA9CD
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#7F5BCD
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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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Apricot Brown

#CC7E5B

#70CD5B
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#5BA9CD
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#B85BCD
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Nearest named colors to Apricot Brown

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

Vibrant Brown color link
Vibrant Brown

#C77B5A

Peach Schnapps color link
Peach Schnapps

#C68059

Florentine Pink color link
Florentine Pink

#D08363

Japonica color link
Japonica

#CE7259

Apricot Buff color link
Apricot Buff

#CD7E4D

Warm Wood color link
Warm Wood

#CE8D5D

Raw Sienna color link
Raw Sienna

#D68A59

Orange Salmon color link
Orange Salmon

#C47451

Earth Brown color link
Earth Brown

#BC815F

Dark Peach color link
Dark Peach

#DE7E5D

Rustic Bronze color link
Rustic Bronze

#CC9054

Copper Red color link
Copper Red

#CB6D51

Apricot Brown color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CC7E5B
  • RGB204, 126, 91
  • CMYK0, 31, 44, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 126, 91)
  • HSL19°, 53%, 58%
  • HSL Precise18.584°, 52.558%, 57.843%
  • HSV19°, 55%, 80%
  • HSB19°, 55%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.494, 0.357)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.494, 0.357, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.494, 0.357)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCC7E5B
  • DECIMAL ID13401691
  • Name Length13
  • This page visited307 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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