#FFB16DApricot (#FFB16D) is a very light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 61°, lightness 0.82 and chroma 0.124. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #FFB16D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 177, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 100%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 57%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31%, 57%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(78.4 21.6 45.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.821 0.124 61) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Apricot shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffab63 — ΔE 1.5, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#ffb169 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#ffb16d — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffb26f — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 1.79:1 and against black 11.76:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffeee1 · #ffb16d · #d79051 · #ab6c32 · #804a11 · #552c00
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#f5de94 · #fbc87c · #ffb16d · #ee9973 · #d98579 · #c0737c
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#ffb16d · #a5aa7d · #b4773f · #6b6f00 · #733e00 · #343604
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#fce3d0 · #ffb16d · #50abe8 · #9f7756 · #7b593c · #543d2b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffb16d · #9faab2 · #817267 · #40484d · #27190e · #000103
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e9f3fc · #c1cdd6 · #94a2ad · #1c2d3a · #000b17 · #ffb16d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dce4bf · #ffb16d · #b6af85 · #217d9a · #333d5e · #051211
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#cbecd6 · #ffb16d · #a3a8dc · #597c88 · #363f58 · #151105
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffb16d · #8fb0a9 · #0c8879 · #53327e · #260745 · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffb16d · #98af9c · #458656 · #004b73 · #350032 · #000510
#FFBD85 · #FFC89A · #FFD3AF · #FFDEC3 · #FFE8D6
#D48F51 · #AB6D35 · #834E1A · #5C3100 · #341800
#F3B682 · #E7BA96 · #DBBEA8
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.