Close to Apricot
#FFC6AF
#FFC6AF is a very light, vivid orange, close to the color Apricot. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 77.6% green, and 68.6% blue. Its hue is 17°, with 100% saturation and 84% 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 #FFC6AF.
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.
White text on this color
1.51:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.95:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.51:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.95:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFC6AF as they’d see it.
#FFC6AF 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 #FFC6AF
What color is #FFC6AF?
#FFC6AF is a very light, vivid orange, close to the color Apricot. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 77.6% green, and 68.6% blue. Its hue is 17°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFC6AF in RGB?
#FFC6AF is rgb(255, 198, 175): 255 red, 198 green, and 175 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFC6AF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 22, 31, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFC6AF?
PANTONE 494 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFC6AF?
Its complement #94DDF9 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.