Apricot (color)
| Apricot | |
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 Color coordinates |
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| Hex triplet | #FBCEB1 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (251, 206, 177) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 18, 30, 16) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (24°, 30%, 98%) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul |
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B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
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| Apricot (Crayola) | |
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Color coordinates |
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| Hex triplet | #FDD5B1 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (253, 213, 177) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 6, 29, 0) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (30°, 22%, 89%) |
| Source | Crayola |
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B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
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| Mellow Apricot | |
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Color coordinates |
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| Hex triplet | #F8B878 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (248, 184, 120) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 26, 52, 27) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (30°, 52%, 97%) |
| Source | BS 5252 |
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B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
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Apricot is a light yellowish-orangish color that is similar to the color of apricots. However, it is somewhat paler than actual apricots.
The etymology of the color apricot (and the fruit): the word comes from the Arabic Al-birquq (itself from Greek berikokon, ultimately from Latin praecoquum). Apricot has been in use as a color name since 1851.
Displayed at right is the light tone of apricot called apricot since 1958 in Crayola crayons.
Displayed at right the color mellow apricot.
This is one of the colors on the British Standards 5252 color list. This color is #06E50 on the 5252 color list. The 5252 color list is for colors used in color coordination and in building construction. The British Standard color lists were first formulated in 1930 and reached their present form in 1955.
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