Apricot Mix is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #4b88a9 |
| Complementary Color | #5692b4 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.06° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Apricot Mix Color. The Webcap Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called River Road (#ae8d6b) for more calm effect. Try Cool Clay as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5692b4 is the best complementary color to Apricot Mix. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b47756 complementary color is Hippie Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Santa Fe are #b45664 and #b4a656. Thus found on the left and right of #b47756 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadillac and Husk colors as they work well with Apricot Mix.
The split-complementary Apricot Mix palette consists of #5664b4 and #56b4a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5692b4). Try Blue Violet and Tradewind colors in combination with #b47756, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #b47756 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Apricot Mix. Thus Studio and Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Apricot Mix contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Fern, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #b47756 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Apricot Mix tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5692b4) and two others. The Fern is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #56b477 and #b45692.
In a RGB color space, hex #b47756 is made of 47% red, 31% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Apricot Mix has a hue angle of 21.06°, a saturation of 38.52% and a lightness of 52.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b47756 is made of 0% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 36.86% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
| HEX | #b47756 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(180,119,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 31%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.92, 36.86, 29.41 |
| HSL | hsl(21.06,38.52%,52.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.06,52.22%,70.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.6535,20.2336,27.8512) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0989,23.5688,11.9251) |