Lighter companion
Apricot Tone Dust
#B4A27E · hsl(40, 26%, 60%)
RGB
rgb(168, 148, 107)
HSL
hsl(40, 26%, 54%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 12%, 36%, 34%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 54%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
3:1Fail
on black
7.1:1AA
About this color
Apricot Radiant Dust (#A8946B) belongs to the orange family — hue 40°, 26% saturation, 54% 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-radiant-dust: #A8946B; --colorarchive-apricot-radiant-dust-hsl: hsl(40, 26%, 54%); --colorarchive-apricot-radiant-dust-rgb: rgb(168, 148, 107); }
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Palette moves
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Darker companion
Apricot Core Dust
#9A855B · hsl(40, 26%, 48%)
Complementary counterpoint
Cobalt Radiant Dust
#6B80A8 · hsl(220, 26%, 54%)
Analogous lead
Citrine Radiant Dust
#A8A86B · hsl(60, 26%, 54%)
Analogous echo
Vermillion Radiant Dust
#A87A6B · hsl(15, 26%, 54%)
Triadic +120°
Teal Radiant Dust
#6BA894 · hsl(160, 26%, 54%)
Triadic +240°
Mulberry Radiant Dust
#946BA8 · hsl(280, 26%, 54%)
Split-comp +150°
Cerulean Radiant Dust
#6B9EA8 · hsl(190, 26%, 54%)
Split-comp +210°
Violet Radiant Dust
#756BA8 · hsl(250, 26%, 54%)
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Base: Apricot Radiant Dust #A8946B Lighter companion: Apricot Tone Dust #B4A27E Darker companion: Apricot Core Dust #9A855B Complementary counterpoint: Cobalt Radiant Dust #6B80A8 Analogous lead: Citrine Radiant Dust #A8A86B Analogous echo: Vermillion Radiant Dust #A87A6B Triadic +120°: Teal Radiant Dust #6BA894 Triadic +240°: Mulberry Radiant Dust #946BA8 Split-comp +150°: Cerulean Radiant Dust #6B9EA8 Split-comp +210°: Violet Radiant Dust #756BA8
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Apricot Radiant Muted
#9F9175 · hsl(40, 18%, 54%)
Nearby match
Apricot Radiant Soft
#B29762 · hsl(40, 34%, 54%)
Nearby match
Apricot Core Dust
#9A855B · hsl(40, 26%, 48%)
Nearby match
Apricot Tone Dust
#B4A27E · hsl(40, 26%, 60%)
Nearby match
Saffron Radiant Dust
#A8996B · hsl(45, 26%, 54%)
Nearby match
Apricot Radiant Faint
#958E7E · hsl(40, 10%, 54%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#A1A279
Protanopia
#A0A077
Tritanopia
#A77F81
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