#D8A48FApricotta (#D8A48F) is a light, muted red with an OKLCH hue of 43°, lightness 0.76 and chroma 0.069. 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 | #D8A48F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(216, 164, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 48%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 34%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24%, 34%, 15%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(71.6 16.3 18.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.762 0.069 43) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Apricotta 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 ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#dd9f85 — ΔE 1.6, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#dea48c — ΔE 1.0, is virtually unchanged#d8a48f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#d8a591 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Apricotta in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.18:1 and against black 9.63:1, 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.
#ffeee7 · #eebca8 · #d8a48f · #9d715f · #754f3f · #4f2f21
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.
#efd3ae · #e6bb9a · #d8a48f · #c78f88 · #b07d83 · #976d7c
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.
#d8a48f · #9a9379 · #956957 · #665822 · #583323 · #2b240b
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.
#e3d0c9 · #d8a48f · #599ab1 · #85685c · #624a40 · #3f2f29
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf3f7 · #d8a48f · #9e938f · #555b5e · #2d221e · #000102
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.
#ffeee7 · #d8a48f · #68493c · #4c2d20 · #290a00 · #f0743c
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#ffeee7 · #d8a48f · #68493c · #4c2d20 · #290a00 · #d8c64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d7d4af · #d8a48f · #ad8596 · #24888c · #2b3845 · #05120d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e2f6fd · #d8a48f · #69a2a0 · #3b5c83 · #002c2b · #000107
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e5f7ed · #d8a48f · #74a28b · #545483 · #212043 · #000301
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ecf5e6 · #d8a48f · #879e78 · #1e6379 · #301a3b · #000408
#DFB19E · #E6BDAD · #EDCABC · #F4D7CC · #FBE4DB
#B38572 · #906756 · #6E4A3C · #4D3024 · #2F170D
#D0A797 · #C8AA9E · #C0ADA5
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.