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Apricot Pearl Muted

Orange · Hue 40
Hex
#DED9CF
RGB
rgb(222, 217, 207)
HSL
hsl(40, 18%, 84%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 13%)
Metrics
S 18% · L 84%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
1.4:1Fail
on black
14.9:1AA
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About this color

Apricot Pearl Muted (#DED9CF) belongs to the orange family — hue 40°, 18% saturation, 84% 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-pearl-muted: #DED9CF;
  --colorarchive-apricot-pearl-muted-hsl: hsl(40, 18%, 84%);
  --colorarchive-apricot-pearl-muted-rgb: rgb(222, 217, 207);
}

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Lighter companion
Apricot Mist Muted
#EAE7E1 · hsl(40, 18%, 90%)
Darker companion
Apricot Bloom Muted
#CDC5B7 · hsl(40, 18%, 76%)
Complementary counterpoint
Cobalt Pearl Muted
#CFD4DE · hsl(220, 18%, 84%)
Analogous lead
Citrine Pearl Muted
#DEDECF · hsl(60, 18%, 84%)
Analogous echo
Vermillion Pearl Muted
#DED3CF · hsl(15, 18%, 84%)
Triadic +120°
Teal Pearl Muted
#CFDED9 · hsl(160, 18%, 84%)
Triadic +240°
Mulberry Pearl Muted
#D9CFDE · hsl(280, 18%, 84%)
Split-comp +150°
Cerulean Pearl Muted
#CFDBDE · hsl(190, 18%, 84%)
Split-comp +210°
Violet Pearl Muted
#D1CFDE · hsl(250, 18%, 84%)
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Base: Apricot Pearl Muted #DED9CF
Lighter companion: Apricot Mist Muted #EAE7E1
Darker companion: Apricot Bloom Muted #CDC5B7
Complementary counterpoint: Cobalt Pearl Muted #CFD4DE
Analogous lead: Citrine Pearl Muted #DEDECF
Analogous echo: Vermillion Pearl Muted #DED3CF
Triadic +120°: Teal Pearl Muted #CFDED9
Triadic +240°: Mulberry Pearl Muted #D9CFDE
Split-comp +150°: Cerulean Pearl Muted #CFDBDE
Split-comp +210°: Violet Pearl Muted #D1CFDE

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Apricot Pearl Faint
#DAD8D2 · hsl(40, 10%, 84%)
Nearby match
Apricot Pearl Dust
#E1DACC · hsl(40, 26%, 84%)
Nearby match
Apricot Mist Muted
#EAE7E1 · hsl(40, 18%, 90%)
Nearby match
Saffron Pearl Muted
#DEDACF · hsl(45, 18%, 84%)
Nearby match
Taupe Gray Pearl
#D8D7D4 · hsl(40, 5%, 84%)
Nearby match
Apricot Bloom Muted
#CDC5B7 · hsl(40, 18%, 76%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7.1:1
Cobalt Shadow Muted
#3B4354
AAA7.3:1
Cobalt Shadow Dust
#35415A
AAA7.5:1
Cobalt Shadow Soft
#2F3F60
AAA7.8:1
Cobalt Shadow Clear
#213B6E
AAA8.1:1
Cobalt Shadow Vivid
#13367C
AAA8.2:1
Cobalt Shadow Bright
#0B3383

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Deuteranopia
#DCDDD2
Protanopia
#DCDCD1
Tritanopia
#DED3D4
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