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#FFCA97 closest to Apricot Sherbet

#FFCA97 is a very light, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Apricot Sherbet. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 79.2% green and 59.2% blue (rgb(255, 202, 151)). Its HSL value is 29° hue, 100% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 41% yellow and 0% black. #FFCA97 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.15:1.

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Variations of #FFCA97

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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#FFCA97 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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#FFCA97 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFCA97 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E8D998
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBCD93
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E6CD94
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E8D998
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EED397
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFBEBD
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFC5AA
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D4D4D4
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E0D1C7

#FFCA97 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.48:1 Very poor#FFCA97 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.15:1 Super#FFCA97 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFCA97 in CSS

/* Apricot Sherbet */
.color { color: #FFCA97; }
.background { background-color: #FFCA97; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFCA97; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 202 151);
color: hsl(29 100% 80%);
color: oklch(0.874 0.089 65.1);

#FFCA97 FAQ

What color is #FFCA97?

#FFCA97 is a very light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Apricot Sherbet. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFCA97?

#FFCA97 is rgb(255, 202, 151) in RGB, hsl(29, 100%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 21%, 41%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFCA97?

The complementary color of #FFCA97 is #97CCFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFCA97?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFCA97: 14.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFCA97 a warm or cool color?

#FFCA97 is a warm color.