Apple Pie is pale, 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 | #35546b |
| Complementary Color | #94b3c9 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Apple Pie Color. The Desert Suede color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cameo Role (#ddcaaf) for more energetic effect. Try Rosetta as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#94b3c9 is the best complementary color to Apple Pie. 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 #caab94 complementary color is Rock 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 Rodeo Dust are #c99498 and #c9c594. Thus found on the left and right of #caab94 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oriental Pink and Yuma colors as they work well with Apple Pie.
The split-complementary Apple Pie palette consists of #9498c9 and #94c9c5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#94b3c9). Try Blue Bell and Shadow Green colors in combination with #caab94, 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 #caab94 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 Apple Pie. Thus East Side and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Apple Pie contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rock Blue, De York, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #caab94 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. Apple Pie tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#94b3c9) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Rock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #94c9ab and #c994b2.
In a RGB color space, hex #caab94 is made of 39% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Apple Pie has a hue angle of 25.56°, a saturation of 33.75% and a lightness of 68.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #caab94 is made of 0% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 21.18% yellow and 20.78% black ink.
| HEX | #caab94 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(202,171,148) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 33%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.16, 21.18, 20.78 |
| HSL | hsl(25.56,33.75%,68.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.56,26.73%,79.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.1084,7.7881,16.0357) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.2653,43.8205,34.1421) |