#F2CC8F · Apricot

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#F2CC8F is a light, highly saturated beige color, closest to Apricot and near Light Tan and Peach Beige. In OKLCH it has 86% lightness and 0.09 chroma at hue 79°. 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.

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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

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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.

--apricot: #F2CC8F;

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