What color is Apricot?
Apricot is a soft, warm orange with a peachy tone, hex #FFB27F, lighter and less saturated than a standard orange. It has the gentle, sun-warmed look of ripe apricot fruit, with enough yellow in it to feel bright without being intense.
What is the meaning of the color Apricot?
The English color name apricot traces to the fruit, first recorded as a color term in 1851 according to the Oxford English Dictionary. The fruit itself arrived in England through trade routes from Central Asia via the Arab world, and the warm, peachy tone of its flesh gave the name its visual anchor. By the early twentieth century, apricot appeared as a fashionable shade in textile and wallpaper design, favored in Edwardian interiors for its softness. Pantone has carried Apricot as a named swatch in its Fashion, Home and Interiors color system, giving the shade a standardized reference used across the apparel and interior design industries.
What colors go with Apricot?
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Conversions & Codes
| Format | Value | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #FFB27F |
color: #FFB27F;
|
| RGB | 255, 178, 127 |
color: rgb(255, 178, 127);
|
| RGB Percentage | 100%, 70%, 50% |
color: rgb(100%, 70%, 50%);
|
| CMYK | 0%, 30%, 50%, 0% | Not supported in CSS |
| HSL | 24°, 100%, 75% |
color: hsl(24, 100%, 75%);
|
| HSV | 24°, 50%, 100% | Not supported in CSS |
| CIE-LAB | 60, 15, 17 |
color: lab(60% 15 17);
|
| Decimal | 16757375 | Not supported in CSS |
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CSS & Dev Snippets
.apricot {
color: #FFB27F;
}
$apricot: #FFB27F;
rgb(255, 178, 127)