Marisol Sweater Tank
Aperol
#FBB58A
Peach
A Light Spring color
Peach
anchor color 1 of 10 in Light Spring. Also called Light Warm Spring in other systems.
By Kathleen Olsen · Updated November 11, 2026
- Hex
- #FBB58A
- RGB
- 251, 181, 138
- HSL
- 23°, 93%, 76%
Peach is orange with most of the orange taken out and a little pink put in. It is the first anchor of Light Spring and, four points away, of True Spring too. It is the color that makes a Spring look lit from inside and makes a Winter look like she has a fever.
Where it sits
Peach is an anchor color in Light Spring. Its closest relative outside the palette is Peach #FBB080, a True Spring color, at a perceptual distance of 4. That is near enough for that season to wear it as a neutral, with the accents kept in its own palette.
Peach is the warmest of the pale pinks and the palest of the warm oranges, and it is sold under both names. The test is the pink. Hold the garment beside a true pink and it should look orange. Hold it beside a true orange and it should look pink. If it does both, it is peach.
On a Light Spring it is the color closest to the skin, which is why it works. It is a near-neutral in this palette, pairing with soft stone, light camel and warm aqua without planning. On a True Spring the same peach reads a touch pale, and the palette's own version is four points deeper.
The nearest Autumn is Soft Autumn at eighteen points, where the equivalent is a dusty terracotta with the brightness down. The nearest Summer is True Summer at thirty, which is to say none of the Summers wear this. A Summer peach is a contradiction.
Easily confused with
True Spring's peach, #FBB080, is four points away and the same color for practical purposes. Apricot in the Light Spring palette is eight points off with more yellow. Clear salmon is thirteen off with more pink and more saturation. All three are Spring colors; the labels in shops are random.
The nearest named colors in other seasons, by perceptual distance (ΔE in CIELAB; under 10 is hard to tell apart on a screen, over 25 is a different color).
Peach #FBB080
True Spring anchor · ΔE 4
Golden tan #C4A06A
True Autumn neutral · ΔE 18
Camel #C29A5B
Bright Spring neutral · ΔE 20
Warm beige #D8C09A
True Spring neutral · ΔE 20
Warm beige #C7AE85
Soft Autumn neutral · ΔE 20
Dusty terracotta #C08268
Soft Autumn anchor · ΔE 21
In stock in this color today
As of November 11, 2026, 2 in-stock pieces across Marine Layer and STAUD sample within a close match of #FBB58A. The dot on each card is the color we sampled from the garment itself; trust it over the photograph. Links are affiliate links: we earn a commission when you buy through them, at no cost to you.
What it's sold as
Retailers almost never use the palette name. These are the color names on the in-stock pieces that sample within a close match of #FBB58A today, so they are the words to search for.
- Marine Layer
- Aperol
- STAUD
- Afterglow
A retailer's name for a color says nothing about its undertone. "Navy" at one shop is a True Winter color and at another a Spring one. The sampled dot on each card above is what we trust.
Questions
Is peach a Light Spring color?
Yes. Peach (#FBB58A) is an anchor color in the Light Spring palette, and close enough to a True Spring color for that season to wear it as a neutral.
Can a Summer wear peach?
No, not this peach. Every Summer palette sits thirty points or more from it, and the warmth that makes it work on a Spring makes a Summer look flushed. The Summer equivalent is a cool soft pink.
Is peach pink or orange?
Both, in balance. It has more red than yellow, which makes it lean pink, and more yellow than blue, which makes it warm. Beside a true pink it reads orange; beside a true orange it reads pink.
Can a Soft Autumn wear peach?
At the edge. Soft Autumn is eighteen points away and the palette's dusty terracotta is the muted version of this. Full-strength peach on a Soft Autumn can look a little bright. In a scarf or a top under a jacket it works.
What is the difference between peach and apricot?
Yellow. Apricot has more of it and reads as a pale orange. Peach has more pink and reads as a warm pale pink. Eight points apart in the Light Spring palette, both anchors.
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