Mellow Apricot (#F8B878)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.73:1 — vs black: 12.12:1

Color values

  • HEX #F8B878
  • RGB rgb(248, 184, 120)
  • HSL hsl(30, 51%, 97%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 25.81, 51.61, 2.75 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #F8B878 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Mellow Apricot
#F8B878 Base
#78B8F8
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Mellow Apricot
#F8B878 Base
#F87878
#F8F878
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Mellow Apricot
#F8B878 Base
#78F8B8
#B878F8
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Mellow Apricot
#F8B878 Base
#78F8F8
#7878F8
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Mellow Apricot
#F8B878 Base
#78F878
#78B8F8
#F878F8
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Mellow Apricot
#F8B878 Base
#CC6C0B
#F4922F
#F6A451
#FACC9F
#FCDEC1
#FEF2E7
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Mellow Apricot, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#180D01
#592F05
#9A5108
#DC730B
#F59637
Mellow Apricot #F8B878 Base
#F9C48E
#FACFA4
#FBDBBA
#FDE7D1
#FEF2E7
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #F8B878. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #F8B878;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #F8B878;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #F8B878;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #F8B878,
        #F4F8FC
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #F8B878,
        #F4F8FC
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$mellow-apricot: #F8B878;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$mellow-apricot-r: 248;
$mellow-apricot-g: 184;
$mellow-apricot-b: 120;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $mellow-apricot;
    color: rgba($mellow-apricot-r, $mellow-apricot-g, $mellow-apricot-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Mellow Apricot appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #F8B878 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #CDCD75 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #C0C079 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FCB2B2 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #C5C5C5 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Mellow Apricot ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Mellow Apricot #F8B878 Base
Macaroni And Cheese #FFBD88 ΔE 3.36
Fawn #E5AA70 ΔE 4.08
Rajah #FBAB60 ΔE 4.19
Very Light Tangelo #FFB077 ΔE 4.79

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.