Lighter companion
Apricot Velvet Dust
#87744F · hsl(40, 26%, 42%)
RGB
rgb(109, 94, 64)
HSL
hsl(40, 26%, 34%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 14%, 41%, 57%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 34%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
6.3:1AA
on black
3.3:1AA Large
About this color
Apricot Dusk Dust (#6D5E40) belongs to the orange family — hue 40°, 26% saturation, 34% 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-dusk-dust: #6D5E40; --colorarchive-apricot-dusk-dust-hsl: hsl(40, 26%, 34%); --colorarchive-apricot-dusk-dust-rgb: rgb(109, 94, 64); }
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Palette moves
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Darker companion
Apricot Shadow Dust
#5A4E35 · hsl(40, 26%, 28%)
Complementary counterpoint
Cobalt Dusk Dust
#404F6D · hsl(220, 26%, 34%)
Analogous lead
Citrine Dusk Dust
#6D6D40 · hsl(60, 26%, 34%)
Analogous echo
Vermillion Dusk Dust
#6D4B40 · hsl(15, 26%, 34%)
Triadic +120°
Teal Dusk Dust
#406D5E · hsl(160, 26%, 34%)
Triadic +240°
Mulberry Dusk Dust
#5E406D · hsl(280, 26%, 34%)
Split-comp +150°
Cerulean Dusk Dust
#40666D · hsl(190, 26%, 34%)
Split-comp +210°
Violet Dusk Dust
#48406D · hsl(250, 26%, 34%)
Export preview
Base: Apricot Dusk Dust #6D5E40 Lighter companion: Apricot Velvet Dust #87744F Darker companion: Apricot Shadow Dust #5A4E35 Complementary counterpoint: Cobalt Dusk Dust #404F6D Analogous lead: Citrine Dusk Dust #6D6D40 Analogous echo: Vermillion Dusk Dust #6D4B40 Triadic +120°: Teal Dusk Dust #406D5E Triadic +240°: Mulberry Dusk Dust #5E406D Split-comp +150°: Cerulean Dusk Dust #40666D Split-comp +210°: Violet Dusk Dust #48406D
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Apricot Dusk Muted
#665C47 · hsl(40, 18%, 34%)
Nearby match
Apricot Dusk Soft
#746139 · hsl(40, 34%, 34%)
Nearby match
Apricot Shadow Dust
#5A4E35 · hsl(40, 26%, 28%)
Nearby match
Saffron Dusk Dust
#6D6240 · hsl(45, 26%, 34%)
Nearby match
Apricot Velvet Dust
#87744F · hsl(40, 26%, 42%)
Nearby match
Apricot Dusk Faint
#5F5A4E · hsl(40, 10%, 34%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#68694B
Protanopia
#676749
Tritanopia
#6C4F50
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