Apricot Velvet Vivid — #BA861C Hex Color Code

RGB

rgb(186, 134, 28)

HSL

hsl(40, 74%, 42%)

Metrics

S 74% · L 42%

Contrast (WCAG)

on white

3.2:1AA Large

on black

6.5:1AA

Recent trail

About this color

Apricot Velvet Vivid (#BA861C) belongs to the orange family — hue 40°, 74% saturation, 42% 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-velvet-vivid: #BA861C; /* hsl(40, 74%, 42%) */
}

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Lighter companion

Apricot Core Vivid

#D59920 · hsl(40, 74%, 48%)

Darker companion

Apricot Dusk Vivid

#976C17 · hsl(40, 74%, 34%)

Complementary counterpoint

Cobalt Velvet Vivid

#1C51BA · hsl(220, 74%, 42%)

Analogous lead

Citrine Velvet Vivid

#BABA1C · hsl(60, 74%, 42%)

Analogous echo

Ember Velvet Vivid

#BA511C · hsl(20, 74%, 42%)

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Base: Apricot Velvet Vivid #BA861C
Lighter companion: Apricot Core Vivid #D59920
Darker companion: Apricot Dusk Vivid #976C17
Complementary counterpoint: Cobalt Velvet Vivid #1C51BA
Analogous lead: Citrine Velvet Vivid #BABA1C
Analogous echo: Ember Velvet Vivid #BA511C