Lighter companion
Apricot Bloom Faint
#C8C4BC · hsl(40, 10%, 76%)
RGB
rgb(182, 176, 165)
HSL
hsl(40, 10%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 29%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.2:1Fail
on black
9.7:1AA
About this color
Apricot Silk Faint (#B6B0A5) belongs to the orange family — hue 40°, 10% saturation, 68% 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-silk-faint: #B6B0A5; --colorarchive-apricot-silk-faint-hsl: hsl(40, 10%, 68%); --colorarchive-apricot-silk-faint-rgb: rgb(182, 176, 165); }
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Palette moves
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Darker companion
Apricot Tone Faint
#A39C8F · hsl(40, 10%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Cobalt Silk Faint
#A5ABB6 · hsl(220, 10%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Citrine Silk Faint
#B6B6A5 · hsl(60, 10%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Vermillion Silk Faint
#B6A9A5 · hsl(15, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Teal Silk Faint
#A5B6B0 · hsl(160, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Mulberry Silk Faint
#B0A5B6 · hsl(280, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Cerulean Silk Faint
#A5B3B6 · hsl(190, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Violet Silk Faint
#A8A5B6 · hsl(250, 10%, 68%)
Export preview
Base: Apricot Silk Faint #B6B0A5 Lighter companion: Apricot Bloom Faint #C8C4BC Darker companion: Apricot Tone Faint #A39C8F Complementary counterpoint: Cobalt Silk Faint #A5ABB6 Analogous lead: Citrine Silk Faint #B6B6A5 Analogous echo: Vermillion Silk Faint #B6A9A5 Triadic +120°: Teal Silk Faint #A5B6B0 Triadic +240°: Mulberry Silk Faint #B0A5B6 Split-comp +150°: Cerulean Silk Faint #A5B3B6 Split-comp +210°: Violet Silk Faint #A8A5B6
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Taupe Gray Silk
#B1AFA9 · hsl(40, 5%, 68%)
Nearby match
Apricot Silk Muted
#BCB29F · hsl(40, 18%, 68%)
Nearby match
Saffron Silk Faint
#B6B1A5 · hsl(45, 10%, 68%)
Nearby match
Apricot Tone Faint
#A39C8F · hsl(40, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
Apricot Bloom Faint
#C8C4BC · hsl(40, 10%, 76%)
Nearby match
Apricot Silk Dust
#C3B498 · hsl(40, 26%, 68%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#B4B4A8
Protanopia
#B3B3A8
Tritanopia
#B6AAAA
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