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Apricot Shadow Clear

Orange · Hue 40
Hex
#6E5421
RGB
rgb(110, 84, 33)
HSL
hsl(40, 54%, 28%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 24%, 70%, 57%)
Metrics
S 54% · L 28%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
7.1:1AA
on black
3:1Fail
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About this color

Apricot Shadow Clear (#6E5421) belongs to the orange family — hue 40°, 54% saturation, 28% 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-shadow-clear: #6E5421;
  --colorarchive-apricot-shadow-clear-hsl: hsl(40, 54%, 28%);
  --colorarchive-apricot-shadow-clear-rgb: rgb(110, 84, 33);
}

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Lighter companion
Apricot Dusk Clear
#866628 · hsl(40, 54%, 34%)
Darker companion
Apricot Nocturne Clear
#4F3C17 · hsl(40, 54%, 20%)
Complementary counterpoint
Cobalt Shadow Clear
#213B6E · hsl(220, 54%, 28%)
Analogous lead
Citrine Shadow Clear
#6E6E21 · hsl(60, 54%, 28%)
Analogous echo
Vermillion Shadow Clear
#6E3421 · hsl(15, 54%, 28%)
Triadic +120°
Teal Shadow Clear
#216E54 · hsl(160, 54%, 28%)
Triadic +240°
Mulberry Shadow Clear
#54216E · hsl(280, 54%, 28%)
Split-comp +150°
Cerulean Shadow Clear
#21616E · hsl(190, 54%, 28%)
Split-comp +210°
Violet Shadow Clear
#2E216E · hsl(250, 54%, 28%)
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Base: Apricot Shadow Clear #6E5421
Lighter companion: Apricot Dusk Clear #866628
Darker companion: Apricot Nocturne Clear #4F3C17
Complementary counterpoint: Cobalt Shadow Clear #213B6E
Analogous lead: Citrine Shadow Clear #6E6E21
Analogous echo: Vermillion Shadow Clear #6E3421
Triadic +120°: Teal Shadow Clear #216E54
Triadic +240°: Mulberry Shadow Clear #54216E
Split-comp +150°: Cerulean Shadow Clear #21616E
Split-comp +210°: Violet Shadow Clear #2E216E

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Apricot Dusk Clear
#866628 · hsl(40, 54%, 34%)
Nearby match
Saffron Shadow Clear
#6E5B21 · hsl(45, 54%, 28%)
Nearby match
Apricot Nocturne Clear
#4F3C17 · hsl(40, 54%, 20%)
Nearby match
Apricot Shadow Soft
#604F2F · hsl(40, 34%, 28%)
Nearby match
Apricot Shadow Vivid
#7C5913 · hsl(40, 74%, 28%)
Nearby match
Saffron Dusk Clear
#866E28 · hsl(45, 54%, 34%)

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
Aqua Veil Vivid
#F6FEFE
AAA7:1
Aqua Veil Bright
#F6FEFE
AAA7:1
Aqua Veil Pure
#F5FFFF
AAA7:1
Cyan Veil Pure
#F5FFFE
AAA7:1
Lagoon Veil Pure
#F5FFFD
AAA7:1
Teal Veil Pure
#F5FFFB

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#656736
Protanopia
#646433
Tritanopia
#6D3D3F
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