Lighter companion
Apricot Silk Dust
#C3B498 · hsl(40, 26%, 68%)
RGB
rgb(180, 162, 126)
HSL
hsl(40, 26%, 60%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 10%, 30%, 29%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 60%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.5:1Fail
on black
8.4:1AA
About this color
Apricot Tone Dust (#B4A27E) belongs to the orange family — hue 40°, 26% saturation, 60% 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-tone-dust: #B4A27E; --colorarchive-apricot-tone-dust-hsl: hsl(40, 26%, 60%); --colorarchive-apricot-tone-dust-rgb: rgb(180, 162, 126); }
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Palette moves
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Darker companion
Apricot Radiant Dust
#A8946B · hsl(40, 26%, 54%)
Complementary counterpoint
Cobalt Tone Dust
#7E90B4 · hsl(220, 26%, 60%)
Analogous lead
Citrine Tone Dust
#B4B47E · hsl(60, 26%, 60%)
Analogous echo
Vermillion Tone Dust
#B48C7E · hsl(15, 26%, 60%)
Triadic +120°
Teal Tone Dust
#7EB4A2 · hsl(160, 26%, 60%)
Triadic +240°
Mulberry Tone Dust
#A27EB4 · hsl(280, 26%, 60%)
Split-comp +150°
Cerulean Tone Dust
#7EABB4 · hsl(190, 26%, 60%)
Split-comp +210°
Violet Tone Dust
#877EB4 · hsl(250, 26%, 60%)
Export preview
Base: Apricot Tone Dust #B4A27E Lighter companion: Apricot Silk Dust #C3B498 Darker companion: Apricot Radiant Dust #A8946B Complementary counterpoint: Cobalt Tone Dust #7E90B4 Analogous lead: Citrine Tone Dust #B4B47E Analogous echo: Vermillion Tone Dust #B48C7E Triadic +120°: Teal Tone Dust #7EB4A2 Triadic +240°: Mulberry Tone Dust #A27EB4 Split-comp +150°: Cerulean Tone Dust #7EABB4 Split-comp +210°: Violet Tone Dust #877EB4
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Apricot Tone Muted
#AB9F87 · hsl(40, 18%, 60%)
Nearby match
Apricot Tone Soft
#BCA576 · hsl(40, 34%, 60%)
Nearby match
Apricot Radiant Dust
#A8946B · hsl(40, 26%, 54%)
Nearby match
Saffron Tone Dust
#B4A67E · hsl(45, 26%, 60%)
Nearby match
Apricot Silk Dust
#C3B498 · hsl(40, 26%, 68%)
Nearby match
Apricot Tone Faint
#A39C8F · hsl(40, 10%, 60%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#AEAF8A
Protanopia
#ACAC88
Tritanopia
#B38F91
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