Information about Light Apricot color

#FDD5B1 - Light Apricot color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FDD5B1, known as "Light Apricot", falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(253, 213, 177) — 99.2% red, 83.5% green, 69.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 30 / 1. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #FDD5B1 reads as a maximally vivid orange and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Orange (#FED8B1). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light Peach (#FFD8B1) and Soft Topaz (#FFD6AE).

In RGB terms — rgb(253, 213, 177) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 15.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.4:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Light Apricot" in the Register.

Light Apricot color variations

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

Light Apricot 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Light Apricot

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

Light Orange color link
Light Orange

#FED8B1

Light Peach color link
Light Peach

#FFD8B1

Soft Topaz color link
Soft Topaz

#FFD6AE

Sandy Tan color link
Sandy Tan

#FDD9B5

Apricot color link
Apricot

#FBCEB1

Sandy Beach color link
Sandy Beach

#FEDBB7

Peach Puff color link
Peach Puff

#FFDAB9

Navajo White color link
Navajo White

#FFDEAD

Oscar color link
Oscar

#F4D5AC

Peach Yellow color link
Peach Yellow

#FADFAD

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FDD5B1
  • RGB253, 213, 177
  • CMYK0, 16, 30, 1
  • CSSrgb(253, 213, 177)
  • HSL28°, 95%, 84%
  • HSL Precise28.421°, 95%, 84.314%
  • HSV28°, 30%, 99%
  • HSB28°, 30%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.992
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.835
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • GLSLvec3(0.992, 0.835, 0.694)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.992, 0.835, 0.694, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.992, 0.835, 0.694)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB99.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB69.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFDD5B1
  • DECIMAL ID16635313
  • Name Length13
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