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Apricot Tone Faint

Orange · Hue 40
Hex
#A39C8F
RGB
rgb(163, 156, 143)
HSL
hsl(40, 10%, 60%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 4%, 12%, 36%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 60%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.7:1Fail
on black
7.7:1AA
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About this color

Apricot Tone Faint (#A39C8F) belongs to the orange family — hue 40°, 10% saturation, 60% 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-tone-faint: #A39C8F;
  --colorarchive-apricot-tone-faint-hsl: hsl(40, 10%, 60%);
  --colorarchive-apricot-tone-faint-rgb: rgb(163, 156, 143);
}

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Lighter companion
Apricot Silk Faint
#B6B0A5 · hsl(40, 10%, 68%)
Darker companion
Apricot Radiant Faint
#958E7E · hsl(40, 10%, 54%)
Complementary counterpoint
Cobalt Tone Faint
#8F96A3 · hsl(220, 10%, 60%)
Analogous lead
Citrine Tone Faint
#A3A38F · hsl(60, 10%, 60%)
Analogous echo
Vermillion Tone Faint
#A3948F · hsl(15, 10%, 60%)
Triadic +120°
Teal Tone Faint
#8FA39C · hsl(160, 10%, 60%)
Triadic +240°
Mulberry Tone Faint
#9C8FA3 · hsl(280, 10%, 60%)
Split-comp +150°
Cerulean Tone Faint
#8FA0A3 · hsl(190, 10%, 60%)
Split-comp +210°
Violet Tone Faint
#928FA3 · hsl(250, 10%, 60%)
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Base: Apricot Tone Faint #A39C8F
Lighter companion: Apricot Silk Faint #B6B0A5
Darker companion: Apricot Radiant Faint #958E7E
Complementary counterpoint: Cobalt Tone Faint #8F96A3
Analogous lead: Citrine Tone Faint #A3A38F
Analogous echo: Vermillion Tone Faint #A3948F
Triadic +120°: Teal Tone Faint #8FA39C
Triadic +240°: Mulberry Tone Faint #9C8FA3
Split-comp +150°: Cerulean Tone Faint #8FA0A3
Split-comp +210°: Violet Tone Faint #928FA3

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Taupe Gray Tone
#9E9B94 · hsl(40, 5%, 60%)
Nearby match
Apricot Tone Muted
#AB9F87 · hsl(40, 18%, 60%)
Nearby match
Apricot Radiant Faint
#958E7E · hsl(40, 10%, 54%)
Nearby match
Saffron Tone Faint
#A39E8F · hsl(45, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
Apricot Silk Faint
#B6B0A5 · hsl(40, 10%, 68%)
Nearby match
Taupe Gray Radiant
#908C84 · hsl(40, 5%, 54%)

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
Iris Ink Pure
#030345
AA4.8:1
Cobalt Nocturne Faint
#2E3138
AA4.9:1
Cobalt Nocturne Muted
#2A303C
AA4.9:1
Cobalt Nocturne Dust
#262F40
AA5:1
Cobalt Nocturne Soft
#222D44
AA5.2:1
Cobalt Nocturne Clear
#172A4F

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#A0A193
Protanopia
#A0A092
Tritanopia
#A39595
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