Brandied Apricot is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #357b75 |
| Complementary Color | #83cac4 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (354.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brandied Apricot Color. The Triple Berry color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Birthday Candle (#cfa2ad) for more calm effect. Try Terra Rosa as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#83cac4 is the best complementary color to Brandied Apricot. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ca848a complementary color is Half Baked, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Puce are #ca83ac and #caa183. Thus found on the left and right of #ca848a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viola and Tan colors as they work well with Brandied Apricot.
The split-complementary Brandied Apricot palette consists of #83acca and #83caa1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#83cac4). Try Polo Blue and De York colors in combination with #ca848a, 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 #ca848a offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Brandied Apricot. Thus Polo Blue and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brandied Apricot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Half Baked, Pine Glade, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #ca848a square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Brandied Apricot tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#83cac4) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and East Side – 120° from the complementary Half Baked. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #89ca83 and #c483ca.
In a RGB color space, hex #ca848a is made of 43% red, 28% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Brandied Apricot has a hue angle of 354.86°, a saturation of 39.77% and a lightness of 65.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ca848a is made of 0% cyan, 27.46% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 20.78% black ink.
| HEX | #ca848a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(202,132,138) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 28%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.46, 25.1, 20.78 |
| HSL | hsl(354.86,39.77%,65.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(354.86,34.65%,79.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.4181,27.7165,7.9487) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1958,30.8941,28.0475) |