Information about Mellow Apricot color

#F8B878 - Mellow Apricot color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #F8B878 ("Mellow Apricot") belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(248, 184, 120) — 97.3% red, 72.2% green, 47.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 25 / 50 / 3. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#F8B878 is a maximally vivid amber-leaning orange that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Tacao (#F6AE78). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Very Light Tangelo (#FFB077) and Consuela (#FDB76D).

The recipe behind #F8B878 is rgb(248, 184, 120), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #F8B878 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.7:1. The name "Mellow Apricot" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Mellow Apricot color variations

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

Mellow Apricot color tints

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

#F8B878
#F9C592

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#FAD4AD

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#FCE2C8

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#FDF0E3

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White

#FFFFFF

Mellow Apricot color shades

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

#F8B878
#F49231

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#D16E0B

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#8B4907

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#452403

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Black

#000000

Mellow Apricot color tones

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

#F8B878
#E7AC70

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#D3A16E

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#BB9570

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#9F8A75

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Grey

#808080

Mellow Apricot color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#9DF777

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#D1F777

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#F7EB77

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Mellow Apricot

#F8B878
#F78477

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#F7779D

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#F777D1

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Mellow 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
#F8B878
Mellow Apricot

#F8B878

#77B8F8
#77B8F8

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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
#F8B878
Mellow Apricot

#F8B878

#7777F8
#7777F8

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#77F8F8
#77F8F8

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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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#F8F877

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#F8B878
Mellow Apricot

#F8B878

#F87777
#F87777

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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
#F8B878
Mellow Apricot

#F8B878

#77F8B8
#77F8B8

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#B877F8
#B877F8

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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
#F8B878
Mellow Apricot

#F8B878

#B8F877
#B8F877

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#77B8F8
#77B8F8

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#B877F8
#B877F8

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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
#F8B878
Mellow Apricot

#F8B878

#77F877
#77F877

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#77B8F8
#77B8F8

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#F877F8
#F877F8

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Nearest named colors to Mellow Apricot

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

Tacao color link
Tacao

#F6AE78

Very Light Tangelo color link
Very Light Tangelo

#FFB077

Consuela color link
Consuela

#FDB76D

Warm Peach color link
Warm Peach

#EBB675

Pastel Amber color link
Pastel Amber

#F8C57C

Middle Yellow Red color link
Middle Yellow Red

#ECB176

Warm Orange color link
Warm Orange

#FEC47F

Apricot Wash color link
Apricot Wash

#FBAC82

Chardonnay color link
Chardonnay

#FFC878

Rich Apricot color link
Rich Apricot

#F4B889

Golden Cream color link
Golden Cream

#F7BF68

Buff color link
Buff

#FFC680

Mellow Apricot color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F8B878
  • RGB248, 184, 120
  • CMYK0, 25, 50, 3
  • CSSrgb(248, 184, 120)
  • HSL30°, 90%, 72%
  • HSL Precise30°, 90.141%, 72.157%
  • HSV30°, 52%, 97%
  • HSB30°, 52%, 97%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.973
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.973, 0.722, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.973, 0.722, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.973, 0.722, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB97.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF8B878
  • DECIMAL ID16300152
  • Name Length14
  • This page visited308 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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