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#FFE8BD Creamy Apricot

#FFE8BD is a very light, muted yellow named Creamy Apricot. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 91.0% green and 74.1% blue (rgb(255, 232, 189)). Its HSL value is 39° hue, 100% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 26% yellow and 0% black. #FFE8BD is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.53:1.

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Variations of #FFE8BD

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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#FFE8BD 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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#FFE8BD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE8BD 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 #F9EDBE
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F3E7BA
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F7E8BB
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F9EDBE
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FAEBBE
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE0DC
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE5CC
  • 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 #F0EAE0

#FFE8BD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.20:1 Very poor#FFE8BD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.53:1 Super#FFE8BD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE8BD in CSS

/* Creamy Apricot */
.color { color: #FFE8BD; }
.background { background-color: #FFE8BD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE8BD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 232 189);
color: hsl(39 100% 87%);
color: oklch(0.939 0.061 83.1);

#FFE8BD FAQ

What color is #FFE8BD?

#FFE8BD 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 #FFE8BD?

#FFE8BD is rgb(255, 232, 189) in RGB, hsl(39, 100%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 26%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE8BD?

The complementary color of #FFE8BD is #BDD4FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE8BD?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE8BD: 17.53:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE8BD a warm or cool color?

#FFE8BD is a warm color.