Apricot
#E5C261 · Apricot
#E5C261 is Apricot, a warm orange color. It has an RGB value of 229, 194, 97 and a relative luminance of 0.561, making it a light surface.
Temperature
☀ Warm
Hue family
orange
Luminance
0.56
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
1.72:1
AA normal✕
AA large✕
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
12.22:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✓
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #E5C261?
#E5C261 is Apricot, a warm orange color. In RGB it is 229, 194, 97, and in HSL it is 44°, 72%, 64%.
Is #E5C261 a light or dark color?
#E5C261 has a relative luminance of 0.561, so it reads as a light surface. Use dark text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #E5C261?
Its complementary color is #6184E5. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.