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#F8B878 Mellow Apricot

#F8B878 is a light, moderately saturated orange named Mellow Apricot. In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 72.2% green and 47.1% blue (rgb(248, 184, 120)). Its HSL value is 30° hue, 90% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 52% yellow and 3% black. #F8B878 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.12:1.

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Variations of #F8B878

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#F8B878 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#F8B878 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #F8B878 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DCCB79
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CDBC73
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DABC74
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DCCB79
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E4C478
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFAAA8
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFB291
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D3C2B5

#F8B878 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.73:1 Very poor#F8B878 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.12:1 Super#F8B878 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#F8B878 in CSS

/* Mellow Apricot */
.color { color: #F8B878; }
.background { background-color: #F8B878; }
.border { border: 1px solid #F8B878; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(248 184 120);
color: hsl(30 90% 72%);
color: oklch(0.828 0.110 65.3);

#F8B878 FAQ

What color is #F8B878?

#F8B878 is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Mellow Apricot. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #F8B878?

#F8B878 is rgb(248, 184, 120) in RGB, hsl(30, 90%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 26%, 52%, 3%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #F8B878?

The complementary color of #F8B878 is #78B8F8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #F8B878?

Black text has the best contrast on #F8B878: 12.12:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #F8B878 a warm or cool color?

#F8B878 is a warm color.