Apricot is a light yellowish-orangeish 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. Nowadays it is used in the flag of Armenia.