Apple Blossom Color

#af4d43

Apple Blossom is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #50b2bc
Complementary Color #42a5af
Color Shade: mid red (5.56° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.45% (better contrasting with white)
Apple Blossom Color Sample
Apple Blossom Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #af4d43

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Apple Blossom Color. The Sedona Canyon color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Hacienda Tile (#b86d64) for more calm effect. Try Clay as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#42a5af is the best complementary color to Apple Blossom. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #af4d43 complementary color is Pelorous, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Apple Blossom are #af426e and #af8342. Thus found on the left and right of #af4d43 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blush and Driftwood colors as they work well with Apple Blossom.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Apple Blossom palette consists of #426eaf and #42af83 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#42a5af). Try San Marino and Ocean Green colors in combination with #af4d43, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #af4d43 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Apple Blossom. Thus Gigas and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Apple Blossom contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pelorous, Apple, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #af4d43 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Apple Blossom tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#42a5af) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Pelorous. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #42af4d and #af42a4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #af4d43 is made of 55% red, 24% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Apple Blossom has a hue angle of 5.56°, a saturation of 44.63% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #af4d43 is made of 0% cyan, 38.43% magenta, 42.36% yellow and 31.37% black ink.

HEX #af4d43
RGB Decimal rgb(175,77,67)
RGB Percentage 55%, 24%, 21%
CMYK 0, 38.43, 42.36, 31.37
HSL hsl(5.56,44.63%,47.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(5.56,61.71%,68.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.3963,39.2842,25.5564)
XYZ xyz(21.3462,14.827,7.047)
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