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Apricot Palette

Apricot Palette: #FBCEB1, #B1DEFB, #FBB1B9, #FBF4B1. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Apricot Palette assigns primary #FBCEB1, secondary #B1DEFB, surface #FBB1B9, background #FBF4B1, accent #000000. The set spans Orange, Blue, Red, and Yellow families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #FBF4B1 at 0.8838; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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5colors
Orange palettedominant group
6use cases

Palette Color Roles

Apricot Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#FBCEB1Apricot
Secondary#B1DEFB#B1DEFB
Surface#FBB1B9#FBB1B9
Background#FBF4B1#FBF4B1
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-apricot-primary: #FBCEB1;
--palette-apricot-secondary: #B1DEFB;
--palette-apricot-surface: #FBB1B9;
--palette-apricot-background: #FBF4B1;
--palette-apricot-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Apricot Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#FBCEB1
Black 14.57:1 · White 1.44:1
Best #000000
Secondary#B1DEFB
Black 14.71:1 · White 1.43:1
Best #000000
Surface#FBB1B9
Black 12.09:1 · White 1.74:1
Best #000000
Background#FBF4B1
Black 18.68:1 · White 1.12:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Apricot Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Apricot Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Apricot Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.6783
Black text14.57:1AA Pass
White text1.44:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#FBCEB1",
    "name": "Apricot"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#B1DEFB",
    "name": "#B1DEFB"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#FBB1B9",
    "name": "#FBB1B9"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#FBF4B1",
    "name": "#FBF4B1"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#FBCEB1",
    "name": "Apricot",
    "blackContrast": 14.57,
    "whiteContrast": 1.44,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#B1DEFB",
    "name": "#B1DEFB",
    "blackContrast": 14.71,
    "whiteContrast": 1.43,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#FBB1B9",
    "name": "#FBB1B9",
    "blackContrast": 12.09,
    "whiteContrast": 1.74,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#FBF4B1",
    "name": "#FBF4B1",
    "blackContrast": 18.68,
    "whiteContrast": 1.12,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "apricot palette",
  "generated palette",
  "orange palette",
  "blue palette",
  "red palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "gray palette",
  "pastel palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "soft backgrounds",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-apricot-primary: #FBCEB1;\n--palette-apricot-secondary: #B1DEFB;\n--palette-apricot-surface: #FBB1B9;\n--palette-apricot-background: #FBF4B1;\n--palette-apricot-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "apricot",
  "name": "Apricot Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "apricot",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Apricot, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Apricot Palette combines primary #FBCEB1, secondary #B1DEFB, surface #FBB1B9, background #FBF4B1, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a orange palette, blue palette, red palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "apricot palette",
    "generated palette",
    "orange palette",
    "blue palette",
    "red palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "gray palette",
    "pastel palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "soft backgrounds",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#FBCEB1",
      "slug": "apricot",
      "name": "Apricot",
      "rgb": [
        251,
        206,
        177
      ],
      "hsl": [
        24,
        90,
        84
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        18,
        29,
        2
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.6783,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 14.57,
        "white": 1.44
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/apricot/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#B1DEFB",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#B1DEFB",
      "rgb": [
        177,
        222,
        251
      ],
      "hsl": [
        204,
        90,
        84
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        29,
        12,
        0,
        2
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.6855,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 14.71,
        "white": 1.43
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FBB1B9",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#FBB1B9",
      "rgb": [
        251,
        177,
        185
      ],
      "hsl": [
        354,
        90,
        84
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        29,
        26,
        2
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5546,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 12.09,
        "white": 1.74
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FBF4B1",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#FBF4B1",
      "rgb": [
        251,
        244,
        177
      ],
      "hsl": [
        54,
        90,
        84
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        3,
        29,
        2
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.8838,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 18.68,
        "white": 1.12
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#FBCEB1",
      "name": "Apricot"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#B1DEFB",
      "name": "#B1DEFB"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FBB1B9",
      "name": "#FBB1B9"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FBF4B1",
      "name": "#FBF4B1"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#FBCEB1",
      "name": "Apricot",
      "blackContrast": 14.57,
      "whiteContrast": 1.44,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#B1DEFB",
      "name": "#B1DEFB",
      "blackContrast": 14.71,
      "whiteContrast": 1.43,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FBB1B9",
      "name": "#FBB1B9",
      "blackContrast": 12.09,
      "whiteContrast": 1.74,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FBF4B1",
      "name": "#FBF4B1",
      "blackContrast": 18.68,
      "whiteContrast": 1.12,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-apricot-primary: #FBCEB1;\n--palette-apricot-secondary: #B1DEFB;\n--palette-apricot-surface: #FBB1B9;\n--palette-apricot-background: #FBF4B1;\n--palette-apricot-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/apricot.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/apricot.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/apricot/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/apricot.json"
}
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