What color is #F8B878?

#F8B878 is a light, vivid orange known as Mellow Apricot. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mellow Apricot?

The RGB value is 248, 184, 120: 248 red, 184 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mellow Apricot?

The complementary color is #78B8F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8B878?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mellow Apricot color: hex code #F8B878

#F8B878 rgb(248, 184, 120)

Shades of orange

Mellow Apricot has the hex code #F8B878. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 72.2% green and 47.1% blue (248, 184, 120).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 90% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 52% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

Mellow Apricot (#F8B878) color codes

HEX	`#F8B878`
RGB	`rgb(248, 184, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 72.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 90%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 52%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 52%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.38, 15.97, 41.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.38, 44.35, 68.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.245, 55.598, 25.377)`
Decimal	`16300152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mellow Apricot, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F8B878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8B878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F8B878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8b878; }
.text { color: #f8b878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8b878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 184 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8b878, #f8f878); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fawn.

See #F8B878 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F8B878?: #F8B878 is a light, vivid orange known as Mellow Apricot. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mellow Apricot?: The RGB value is 248, 184, 120: 248 red, 184 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mellow Apricot?: The complementary color is #78B8F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8B878?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.