Apricot Orange is soft, 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 | #3794c3 |
| Complementary Color | #3b98c8 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Apricot Orange Color. The Red Stage color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mulling Spice (#c18654) for more calm effect. Try Polished Bronze as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3b98c8 is the best complementary color to Apricot Orange. 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 #c86b3c complementary color is Pelorous, 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 Copper are #c83b52 and #c8b13b. Thus found on the left and right of #c86b3c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flush Mahogany and Earls Green colors as they work well with Apricot Orange.
The split-complementary Apricot Orange palette consists of #3b53c8 and #3bc8b1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3b98c8). Try Indigo and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #c86b3c, 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 #c86b3c 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 Orange. Thus Purple Heart and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Apricot Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pelorous, Apple, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c86b3c 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 Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3b98c8) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Pelorous. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3bc86b and #c83b98.
In a RGB color space, hex #c86b3c is made of 54% red, 29% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Apricot Orange has a hue angle of 20.14°, a saturation of 56% and a lightness of 50.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c86b3c is made of 0% cyan, 36.47% magenta, 54.9% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #c86b3c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(200,107,60) |
| RGB Percentage | 54%, 29%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 36.47, 54.9, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(20.14,56%,50.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20.14,70%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.1967,33.1436,42.0184) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8927,23.121,7.1622) |