Close to Apricot
#FFCFB9
#FFCFB9 is a very light, vivid orange, close to the color Apricot. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 81.2% green, and 72.5% blue. Its hue is 19°, with 100% saturation and 86% 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 #FFCFB9.
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.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.41:1 FailBlack text on this color
14.88:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.41:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.88:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFCFB9 as they’d see it.
#FFCFB9 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #FFCFB9
What color is #FFCFB9?
#FFCFB9 is a very light, vivid orange, close to the color Apricot. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 81.2% green, and 72.5% blue. Its hue is 19°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFCFB9 in RGB?
#FFCFB9 is rgb(255, 207, 185): 255 red, 207 green, and 185 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFCFB9 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 19, 27, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFCFB9?
PANTONE 7507 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFCFB9?
Its complement #A8E1FB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.