Close to Apricot
#FEC79D
#FEC79D is a very light, vivid orange, close to the color Apricot. In RGB it’s made of 99.6% red, 78% green, and 61.6% blue. Its hue is 26°, with 98% saturation and 81% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FEC79D.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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13.87:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.51:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.87:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FEC79D as they’d see it.
#FEC79D in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FEC79D
What color is #FEC79D?
#FEC79D is a very light, vivid orange, close to the color Apricot. In RGB it’s made of 99.6% red, 78% green, and 61.6% blue. Its hue is 26°, with 98% saturation and 81% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FEC79D in RGB?
#FEC79D is rgb(254, 199, 157): 254 red, 199 green, and 157 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FEC79D in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 22, 38, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FEC79D?
PANTONE 7506 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FEC79D?
Its complement #A7D8FE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.