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#FFE7BD Creamy Apricot

#FFE7BD is a very light, muted yellow named Creamy Apricot. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 90.6% green and 74.1% blue (rgb(255, 231, 189)). Its HSL value is 38° hue, 100% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 26% yellow and 0% black. #FFE7BD is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.42:1.

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Variations of #FFE7BD

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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#FFE7BD 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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#FFE7BD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE7BD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F8ECBE
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F2E6BA
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F6E7BB
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F8ECBE
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FAEABD
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFDFDB
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE4CC
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EAEAEA
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EFE9E0

#FFE7BD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.21:1 Very poor#FFE7BD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.42:1 Super#FFE7BD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE7BD in CSS

/* Creamy Apricot */
.color { color: #FFE7BD; }
.background { background-color: #FFE7BD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE7BD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 231 189);
color: hsl(38 100% 87%);
color: oklch(0.937 0.060 81.6);

#FFE7BD FAQ

What color is #FFE7BD?

#FFE7BD is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Creamy Apricot. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFE7BD?

#FFE7BD is rgb(255, 231, 189) in RGB, hsl(38, 100%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 26%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE7BD?

The complementary color of #FFE7BD is #BDD5FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE7BD?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE7BD: 17.42:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE7BD a warm or cool color?

#FFE7BD is a warm color.