#F2CC8F · near Apricot

#F2CC8F (RGB 242, 204, 143) is a light, moderately saturated beige, closest to Apricot and near Light Tan and Peach Beige. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #F2CC8F a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 6 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 86% lightness and 0.09 chroma at hue 79°.

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HEX#F2CC8F

RGBrgb(242, 204, 143)

HSLhsl(37, 79%, 75%)

CMYK0, 16, 41, 5

CSS var--apricot

Contrast1.52:1 white · 13.81:1 black

Similar named colors

Light Tan #E8C39EPeach Beige #EDCBB1Apricot #FBCEB1Oat #E3D5B8Wheat #F5DEB3

How to use #F2CC8F

Black text passes WCAG AA on #F2CC8F (13.81:1); white text does not (1.52:1).

For a calm scheme pair #F2CC8F with its analogous neighbors #F2998D and #E6F28D; for contrast use its complement #8DB3F2 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--apricot: #F2CC8F;

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Shades & tints

#30291D#615239#917A56#C2A372#F2CC8F#F5D6A5#F7E0BC#FAEBD2#FCF5E9

Color harmonies for #F2CC8F

Complementary

#F2CC8F#8DB3F2

Analogous

#F2CC8F#F2998D#E6F28D

Triadic

#F2CC8F#8DF2CB#CB8DF2

Split complementary

#F2CC8F#8DE6F2#998DF2

Tetradic

#F2CC8F#8DF299#8DB3F2#F28DE6