Mellow Apricot (#F8B878)

The hex code for Mellow Apricot is #F8B878. It is rgb(248, 184, 120) in RGB, hsl(30, 90%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 52%, 3%) in CMYK — a light orange. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#F8B878

RGBrgb(248, 184, 120)

HSLhsl(30, 90%, 72%)

HSVhsv(30, 52%, 97%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 52%, 3%)

OKLCHoklch(82.8% 0.11 65.3)

LABlab(79.83% 18.67 41.85)

LCHlch(79.83% 45.82 65.96)

Colors Closest to Mellow Apricot

Mellow Apricot is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 4.47 Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 5.87 Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 6.46 Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 6.84 Topaz#FFC87CΔE 7.67 Earth Yellow#E1A95FΔE 8.31

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#F8B878 Channel Values

How Mellow Apricot breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 248 · G 184 · B 120	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 30° · S 90% · L 72%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 30° · S 52% · V 97%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 26% · Y 52% · K 3%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.73:1 vs white · 12.12:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Mellow Apricot background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text1.73:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Mellow Apricot

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Mellow Apricot; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Mellow Apricot

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Mellow Apricot Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F8B878

Protanopia#C5C577

Protanomaly#DBC078

Deuteranopia#D0D074

Deuteranomaly#E1C776

Tritanopia#FCB2B2

Tritanomaly#FBB49E

Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

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Using #F8B878 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--mellow-apricot: #F8B878;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F8B878;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'mellow-apricot': '#F8B878' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.973, green: 0.722, blue: 0.471)

Android XML<color name="mellow_apricot">#F8B878</color>

SVG fillfill="#F8B878"

More Orange Colors

Mellow Apricot sits in the orangefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

f8c9a0 f7ebdf f8dcd3 f7e7ce f8ddaa f7be8d f8ddc9 f6f1e9 f8f1e7 f6890a f94d00 f5deb3 fbf3e4 ff5f00 ff8f00 ffaf38 ffcc99 ffe4c4 fff1e5 af6e4d d2b48c e1ac94 e79255 efc881

#F8B878 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Mellow Apricot?

The hex code for Mellow Apricot is #F8B878. That is rgb(248, 184, 120) in RGB, hsl(30, 90%, 72%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 52%, 3%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #F8B878?

#F8B878 is rgb(248, 184, 120) — red 248, green 184, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F8B878?

#F8B878 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 52%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F8B878 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F8B878 scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F8B878 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F8B878 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 10.44, which is visibly different.

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