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#FCD8B5 Young Apricot

#FCD8B5 is a very light, muted orange named Young Apricot. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 84.7% green and 71.0% blue (rgb(252, 216, 181)). Its HSL value is 30° hue, 92% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 28% yellow and 1% black. #FCD8B5 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.63:1.

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Variations of #FCD8B5

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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#FCD8B5 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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#FCD8B5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FCD8B5 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #EDE1B6
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4D9B3
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EBDAB3
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EDE1B6
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F1DEB5
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD0CE
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFD5C1
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DEDEDE
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E6DDD5

#FCD8B5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.34:1 Very poor#FCD8B5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.63:1 Super#FCD8B5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FCD8B5 in CSS

/* Young Apricot */
.color { color: #FCD8B5; }
.background { background-color: #FCD8B5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FCD8B5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(252 216 181);
color: hsl(30 92% 85%);
color: oklch(0.904 0.061 66.1);

#FCD8B5 FAQ

What color is #FCD8B5?

#FCD8B5 is a very light, muted orange. Its closest named color is Young Apricot. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FCD8B5?

#FCD8B5 is rgb(252, 216, 181) in RGB, hsl(30, 92%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 14%, 28%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FCD8B5?

The complementary color of #FCD8B5 is #B5D9FC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FCD8B5?

Black text has the best contrast on #FCD8B5: 15.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FCD8B5 a warm or cool color?

#FCD8B5 is a warm color.