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Apricot

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FBCEB1
sRGB (r, g, b)	(251, 206, 177)
HSV (h, s, v)	(24°, 29%, 98%)
CIELCh_uv (L, C, h)	(86, 40, 41°)
Source	Maerz and Paul
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Pale orange yellow
B: Normalized to (byte)

Apricot is a light yellowish-orangish color that is similar to the color of apricots. However, it is paler than actual apricots.

Etymology

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.

Variations of apricot

Light apricot

Apricot (Crayola)

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FDD5B1
sRGB (r, g, b)	(253, 213, 177)
HSV (h, s, v)	(28°, 30%, 99%)
CIELCh_uv (L, C, h)	(88, 41, 48°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Pale orange yellow
B: Normalized to (byte)

Displayed at right is the light tone of apricot called apricot since 1958 in Crayola crayons.

Mellow apricot

Mellow apricot

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#F8B878
sRGB (r, g, b)	(248, 184, 120)
HSV (h, s, v)	(30°, 52%, 97%)
CIELCh_uv (L, C, h)	(79, 69, 46°)
Source	BS 5252
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Moderate orange yellow
B: Normalized to (byte)

Displayed at right is 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.

Apricot in human culture

Sexuality

In the bandana code of the gay leather subculture, wearing an apricot bandana means that one is a chubby chaser if worn on the right, and a chub if worn on the left.

References

The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called apricot in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color apricot is displayed on page 43, Plate 10, Color Sample 7F.
Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York: 1930—McGraw-Hill. See page 189 for year of first recorded use of color name reference and page 43, Plate 10 Color Sample 7F for color sample of Apricot.
"British Standard BS5252 Colour Chart".
Andrews, Vincent (2010), The Leatherboy Handbook, The Nazca Plains Corp., ISBN 978-1-61098-046-3
Hankycode on gaycitiusa.com Archived 2007-12-06 at the Wayback Machine access date 2012-03-30
Hankycode on leathernjonline.com access date 2010-03-30

Shades of orange

Aerospace orange	Alloy orange	Amber	Apricot	Atomic tangerine	Brown	Burnt orange	Butterscotch	Carrot orange	Champagne (color)

Chrome Orange	Coral	Dark orange (web)	Desert sand (color)	Engineering orange	Flame	Giants orange	Gold	Golden Gate Bridge	Goldenrod

Hunyadi yellow	Light orange	Mahogany	Marigold	Melon	Orange (Crayola)	Orange (Pantone)	Orange peel	Orange (web)	Orange (wheel)

Papaya whip	Peach	Persian orange	Persimmon	Portland orange	Princeton orange	Pumpkin	Rust	Safety orange	Saffron

Spanish orange	Tangelo	Tangerine	Tawny	Tiger’s Eye	Titian Red	UT orange	Vermilion	Xanthous

A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.

Shades of yellow

Amber	Apricot	Arylide yellow	Aureolin	Beige	Buff	Canary	Champagne	Chartreuse	Chrome yellow

Citron	Citrine	Cosmic latte	Cream	Dark goldenrod	Ecru	Flax	Gamboge	Gold	Gold (metallic)

Goldenrod	Harvest gold	Icterine	Ivory	Jasmine	Jonquil	Khaki	Lemon chiffon	Lemon-lime	Light yellow

Lion	Maize	Marigold	Mikado yellow	Mindaro	Mustard	Naples yellow	Navajo white	Old gold	Papaya whip

Peach-yellow	Pear	Saffron	School bus yellow	Selective yellow	Stil de grain yellow	Straw	Sunglow	Sunset	Vanilla

Wheat	Yellow

A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.

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