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#FFE8BF Creamy Apricot

#FFE8BF 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 74.9% blue (rgb(255, 232, 191)). Its HSL value is 38° hue, 100% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black. #FFE8BF is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.55:1.

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Variations of #FFE8BF

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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#FFE8BF 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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#FFE8BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFE8BF 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 #F9EDC0
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F3E7BC
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F6E8BD
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F9EDC0
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FAEBBF
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE1DD
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE5CD
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EBEBEB
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F0EAE1

#FFE8BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.20:1 Very poor#FFE8BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.55:1 Super#FFE8BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFE8BF in CSS

/* Creamy Apricot */
.color { color: #FFE8BF; }
.background { background-color: #FFE8BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFE8BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 232 191);
color: hsl(38 100% 87%);
color: oklch(0.939 0.059 82.0);

#FFE8BF FAQ

What color is #FFE8BF?

#FFE8BF 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 #FFE8BF?

#FFE8BF is rgb(255, 232, 191) in RGB, hsl(38, 100%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 25%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFE8BF?

The complementary color of #FFE8BF is #BFD6FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFE8BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFE8BF: 17.55:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFE8BF a warm or cool color?

#FFE8BF is a warm color.