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#FFAE70 closest to Apricot

#FFAE70 is a light, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Apricot. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 68.2% green and 43.9% blue (rgb(255, 174, 112)). Its HSL value is 26° hue, 100% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 56% yellow and 0% black. #FFAE70 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.54:1.

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Variations of #FFAE70

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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#FFAE70 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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#FFAE70 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFAE70 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D9C770
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C6B56B
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8B56C
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D9C770
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E4BF6F
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF9D9F
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFA788
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D2BCB0

#FFAE70 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.82:1 Very poor#FFAE70 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.54:1 Very good#FFAE70 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFAE70 in CSS

/* Apricot */
.color { color: #FFAE70; }
.background { background-color: #FFAE70; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFAE70; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 174 112);
color: hsl(26 100% 72%);
color: oklch(0.816 0.123 57.4);

#FFAE70 FAQ

What color is #FFAE70?

#FFAE70 is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Apricot. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFAE70?

#FFAE70 is rgb(255, 174, 112) in RGB, hsl(26, 100%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 32%, 56%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFAE70?

The complementary color of #FFAE70 is #70C1FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFAE70?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFAE70: 11.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFAE70 a warm or cool color?

#FFAE70 is a warm color.