#E9C7B0 · Apricot

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#E9C7B0 is a light, moderately saturated beige color, closest to Apricot and near Peach Beige and Light Tan. In OKLCH it has 85% lightness and 0.05 chroma at hue 56°. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #E9C7B0 a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#E9C7B0
RGBrgb(233, 199, 176)
HSLhsl(24, 56%, 80%)
CMYK0, 15, 24, 9
CSS var--apricot
Contrast1.58:1 white · 13.26:1 black

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How to use #E9C7B0

Black text passes WCAG AA on #E9C7B0 (13.26:1); white text does not (1.58:1).

For a calm scheme pair #E9C7B0 with its analogous neighbors #E9AFB5 and #E9E3AF; for contrast use its complement #AFD2E9 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--apricot: #E9C7B0;

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