Apricot (#FBCEB1)

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

Preview

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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.44:1 — vs black: 14.57:1

Color values

  • HEX #FBCEB1
  • RGB rgb(251, 206, 177)
  • HSL hsl(23, 90%, 83%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 18, 29, 2 )
  • Websafe #FFCC99
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Tags

Mood

Playful (195)

Style

Neon (200) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FBCEB1 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Apricot
#FBCEB1 Base
#B1DEFB
Analogous

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

Apricot
#FBCEB1 Base
#FBB1B9
#FBF3B1
Triadic

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

Apricot
#FBCEB1 Base
#B1FBCE
#CEB1FB
Split-Complementary

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

Apricot
#FBCEB1 Base
#B1FBF3
#B1B9FB
Tetradic (Square)

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

Apricot
#FBCEB1 Base
#B9FBB1
#B1DEFB
#F3B1FB
Monochromatic

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

Apricot
#FBCEB1 Base
#F4731F
#F7A068
#F9B68A
#FDE6D8
#FEF0E7
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #180A01
— #652B05
— #B14B09
— #F36E18
— #F79E64
Apricot #FBCEB1 Base
— #FCD5BC
— #FCDBC6
— #FDE2D1
— #FDE9DC
— #FEF0E7
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FBCEB1. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FBCEB1;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FBCEB1;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FBCEB1;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FBCEB1,
        #B1DEFB
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FBCEB1,
        #B1DEFB
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$apricot: #FBCEB1;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$apricot-r: 251;
$apricot-g: 206;
$apricot-b: 177;

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

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

Normal Vision #FBCEB1 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #DCDCB0 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 #D4D4B1 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FECBCB Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #D7D7D7 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 Apricot ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Apricot #FBCEB1 Base
Desert Sand #EDC9AF ΔE 2.94
Deep Peach #FFCBA4 ΔE 3.06
Light Apricot #FDD5B1 ΔE 3.66
Peach Puff #FFDAB9 ΔE 4.12

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.