Light Apricot (#FDD5B1)

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: 1.37:1 — vs black: 15.33:1

Color values

  • HEX #FDD5B1
  • RGB rgb(253, 213, 177)
  • HSL hsl(28, 95%, 84%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 16, 30, 1 )
  • Websafe #FFCC99

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FDD5B1 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Light Apricot
#FDD5B1 Base
#B1D9FD
Analogous

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

Light Apricot
#FDD5B1 Base
#FDB1B3
#FDFBB1
Triadic

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

Light Apricot
#FDD5B1 Base
#B1FDD5
#D5B1FD
Split-Complementary

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

Light Apricot
#FDD5B1 Base
#B1FDFB
#B1B3FD
Tetradic (Square)

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

Light Apricot
#FDD5B1 Base
#B3FDB1
#B1D9FD
#FBB1FD
Monochromatic

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

Light Apricot
#FDD5B1 Base
#F9851C
#FBAD66
#FCC089
#FEEAD9
#FEF2E6
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#190C01
#683303
#B75905
#F98013
#FBAB62
Light Apricot #FDD5B1 Base
#FDDBBC
#FEE0C6
#FEE6D1
#FEECDB
#FEF2E6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FDD5B1. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FDD5B1;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FDD5B1;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FDD5B1;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FDD5B1,
        #B1D9FD
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FDD5B1,
        #B1D9FD
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$light-apricot: #FDD5B1;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$light-apricot-r: 253;
$light-apricot-g: 213;
$light-apricot-b: 177;

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

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

Normal Vision #FDD5B1 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #E2E2B0 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 #DADAB1 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FFD1D1 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #DCDCDC 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 Light Apricot ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Light Apricot #FDD5B1 Base
Peach Puff #FFDAB9 ΔE 1.45
Very Pale Orange #FFDFBF ΔE 3.05
Deep Peach #FFCBA4 ΔE 3.60
Apricot #FBCEB1 ΔE 3.66

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.