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#fca482 color: Apricot Wash

#fca482 is rgb(252, 164, 130) in RGB and oklch(79.85% 0.11488 41.851) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

79.9%
0.115
42°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tan
  • red-300
  • Black 1%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.95:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.77:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #fca482

#fca482 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 79.9% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 42°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.95:1 contrast and black text 10.77:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Apricot Wash (#fba57d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-300.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #fca482 mixed with white

  1. fca482
  2. fdad8f
  3. feb79b
  4. ffc0a8
  5. ffc9b4
  6. ffd2c1
  7. ffdbcd
  8. ffe4d9
  9. ffede6
  10. fff6f2

Darker: #fca482 mixed with black

  1. fca482
  2. db8e70
  3. bb795f
  4. 9c644e
  5. 7e503e
  6. 623d2f
  7. 472b20
  8. 2d1a12
  9. 160a06
  10. 030101

Calmer: #fca482 with less saturation

  1. fca482
  2. f6a788
  3. f1aa8f
  4. ebad95
  5. e5af9b
  6. deb2a1
  7. d8b4a7
  8. d2b7ac
  9. cbb9b2
  10. c4bbb8

Questions about #fca482

What color is #fca482?

#fca482 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Apricot Wash. In RGB it is rgb(252, 164, 130), in HSL hsl(16.72, 95.31%, 74.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.85% 0.11488 41.851).

What colors go well with #fca482?

The complementary color of #fca482 is #5bcef2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fe9eaa and #ebb166. The triadic partners are #72d4a6 and #b1b4ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fca482?

Black text reads better on #fca482: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and black gives 10.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fca482 a warm or cool color?

#fca482 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 42 degrees, its lightness 79.9% and its chroma 0.115.