Lighter companion
Apricot Bloom Soft
#D7C9AD · hsl(40, 34%, 76%)
RGB
rgb(201, 183, 146)
HSL
hsl(40, 34%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 9%, 27%, 21%)
Metrics
S 34% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2:1Fail
on black
10.7:1AA
About this color
Apricot Silk Soft (#C9B792) belongs to the orange family — hue 40°, 34% 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-soft: #C9B792; --colorarchive-apricot-silk-soft-hsl: hsl(40, 34%, 68%); --colorarchive-apricot-silk-soft-rgb: rgb(201, 183, 146); }
AI Color Names
Let AI suggest alternative poetic names for this color in English and Chinese.
Palette moves
Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.
Darker companion
Apricot Tone Soft
#BCA576 · hsl(40, 34%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Cobalt Silk Soft
#92A4C9 · hsl(220, 34%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Citrine Silk Soft
#C9C992 · hsl(60, 34%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Vermillion Silk Soft
#C9A092 · hsl(15, 34%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Teal Silk Soft
#92C9B7 · hsl(160, 34%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Mulberry Silk Soft
#B792C9 · hsl(280, 34%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Cerulean Silk Soft
#92C0C9 · hsl(190, 34%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Violet Silk Soft
#9B92C9 · hsl(250, 34%, 68%)
Export preview
Base: Apricot Silk Soft #C9B792 Lighter companion: Apricot Bloom Soft #D7C9AD Darker companion: Apricot Tone Soft #BCA576 Complementary counterpoint: Cobalt Silk Soft #92A4C9 Analogous lead: Citrine Silk Soft #C9C992 Analogous echo: Vermillion Silk Soft #C9A092 Triadic +120°: Teal Silk Soft #92C9B7 Triadic +240°: Mulberry Silk Soft #B792C9 Split-comp +150°: Cerulean Silk Soft #92C0C9 Split-comp +210°: Violet Silk Soft #9B92C9
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Apricot Silk Dust
#C3B498 · hsl(40, 26%, 68%)
Nearby match
Saffron Silk Soft
#C9BB92 · hsl(45, 34%, 68%)
Nearby match
Apricot Tone Soft
#BCA576 · hsl(40, 34%, 60%)
Nearby match
Apricot Bloom Soft
#D7C9AD · hsl(40, 34%, 76%)
Nearby match
Apricot Silk Muted
#BCB29F · hsl(40, 18%, 68%)
Nearby match
Apricot Silk Clear
#D9BC81 · hsl(40, 54%, 68%)
Accessible pairings
Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.
Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#C3C49E
Protanopia
#C1C19C
Tritanopia
#C8A3A5
Ready to build
Turn these colors into design tokens
ColorArchive Pro includes CSS variables, Figma tokens, Tailwind config, and Procreate swatches — ready to drop into any project.
Appears in collections