Apricot Color
| Color Name: | Apricot |
| Hex Color Code: | #FBCEB1 |
| RGB Color Code: | RGB(251, 206, 177) |
| CMYK Values*: | 0.0%, 17.9%, 29.5%, 1.6% |
| Color Family (Hue): | Orange |
Apricot is a pale orange-yellowish color that represents the color of apricot fruit.
What color is Apricot?
Apricot color belongs to the Orange color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Apricot is #FBCEB1, and the RGB color code is RGB(251, 206, 177).
In the RGB color model, Apricot has a red value of 251, a green value of 206, and a blue value of 177. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 17.9% magenta, 29.5% yellow, and 1.6% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 23.5° (degrees), 90.2 % saturation, and 83.9 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Apricot has a hue of 23.5° (degrees), 29.5 % saturation and 98.4 % brightness/value.
Apricot is cool or warm?
The color Apricot is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Apricot?
Apricot has an LRV of nearly 68. By LRV value, it is a light color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Apricot color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
RGB(251, 206, 177)
Red
251 (98.4%)
Green
206 (80.8%)
Blue
177 (69.4%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
17.93%
Yellow
29.48%
Key
1.57%
HSL
HSL(23.51deg, 90.2 %, 83.9 %)
Hue
23.51°
Saturation
90.24 %.
Lightness
83.92 %.
RYB
RYB(25, 63, 17)
Red
25 (9.9%)
Yellow
63 (24.8%)
Blue
17 (6.8%)
HSV/HSB
Hue
23.51°
Saturation
29.48 %.
Brightness / Value
98.43 %.
HWB
H: 23.51°
W: 69.41 %
B: 1.57 %
XYZ
X : 69.79
Y : 67.83
Z : 51.01
YXY
Y1 : 67.83
X : 0.37
Y2 : 0.36
CMY
C : 1.57%
M : 19.22%
Y : 30.59%
LRV
~ 67.8 %
Munsell Color System
2.5YR 8.5/6.3
CIE-Lab
L : 85.92
A : 11.78
B : 20.39
CIE-Lch
L : 85.92
C : 23.55
H : 60
CIE-Luv
L : 85.92
U : 30.44
V : 26.66
Hunter-Lab
L : 82.36
A : 7.14
B : 20.93
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Apricot
Here are the colors similar to Apricot . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
RAL Design
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Pantone TCX
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Pantone PMS
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British Standard 4800
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Paint similar to Apricot
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Apricot . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Benjamin Moore
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Behr
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Valspar
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Dunn-Edwards
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PPG Paints
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Color Combinations
View more Apricot - #FBCEB1 color palettes and coordinating colors
F4731F
F69150
F9B080
FBCEB1
FDECE2
FFFFFF
FFFFFF
Monochromatic Color Palette
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
FBB1DE
FBB1B9
FBCEB1
FBF3B1
DEFBB1
Analogous Color Palette
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
FBCEB1
B1FBCE
CEB1FB
Triadic Color Palette
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
FBCEB1
B9FBB1
B1DEFB
F3B1FB
Tetradic Color Palette
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
FBCEB1
FBD3B9
FCD8C1
FCDDC8
FDE2D0
FDE6D8
FDEBE0
FEF0E8
FEF5EF
FFFAF7
FFFFFF
FBCEB1
E2B99F
C9A58E
B0907C
977C6A
7E6758
645247
4B3E35
322923
191512
000000
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