Lighter companion
Apricot Radiant Dust
#A8946B · hsl(40, 26%, 54%)
RGB
rgb(154, 133, 91)
HSL
hsl(40, 26%, 48%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 14%, 41%, 40%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 48%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
3.6:1AA Large
on black
5.9:1AA
About this color
Apricot Core Dust (#9A855B) belongs to the orange family — hue 40°, 26% saturation, 48% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.
CSS
:root { --colorarchive-apricot-core-dust: #9A855B; --colorarchive-apricot-core-dust-hsl: hsl(40, 26%, 48%); --colorarchive-apricot-core-dust-rgb: rgb(154, 133, 91); }
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Palette moves
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Darker companion
Apricot Velvet Dust
#87744F · hsl(40, 26%, 42%)
Complementary counterpoint
Cobalt Core Dust
#5B709A · hsl(220, 26%, 48%)
Analogous lead
Citrine Core Dust
#9A9A5B · hsl(60, 26%, 48%)
Analogous echo
Vermillion Core Dust
#9A6A5B · hsl(15, 26%, 48%)
Triadic +120°
Teal Core Dust
#5B9A85 · hsl(160, 26%, 48%)
Triadic +240°
Mulberry Core Dust
#855B9A · hsl(280, 26%, 48%)
Split-comp +150°
Cerulean Core Dust
#5B909A · hsl(190, 26%, 48%)
Split-comp +210°
Violet Core Dust
#655B9A · hsl(250, 26%, 48%)
Export preview
Base: Apricot Core Dust #9A855B Lighter companion: Apricot Radiant Dust #A8946B Darker companion: Apricot Velvet Dust #87744F Complementary counterpoint: Cobalt Core Dust #5B709A Analogous lead: Citrine Core Dust #9A9A5B Analogous echo: Vermillion Core Dust #9A6A5B Triadic +120°: Teal Core Dust #5B9A85 Triadic +240°: Mulberry Core Dust #855B9A Split-comp +150°: Cerulean Core Dust #5B909A Split-comp +210°: Violet Core Dust #655B9A
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Apricot Core Muted
#908264 · hsl(40, 18%, 48%)
Nearby match
Apricot Core Soft
#A48851 · hsl(40, 34%, 48%)
Nearby match
Apricot Velvet Dust
#87744F · hsl(40, 26%, 42%)
Nearby match
Apricot Radiant Dust
#A8946B · hsl(40, 26%, 54%)
Nearby match
Saffron Core Dust
#9A8A5B · hsl(45, 26%, 48%)
Nearby match
Apricot Core Faint
#877E6E · hsl(40, 10%, 48%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#93946A
Protanopia
#919167
Tritanopia
#997071
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