Apricot Brown 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 | #3381a4 |
| Complementary Color | #5ba8cb |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Apricot Brown Color. The Gold Metal color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Deep Reddish Orange (#bb603c) for more calm effect. Try Folksy Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5ba8cb is the best complementary color to Apricot Brown. 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 #cc7e5b complementary color is Shakespeare, 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 Antique Brass are #cb5b70 and #cbb65b. Thus found on the left and right of #cc7e5b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chestnut Rose and Sundance colors as they work well with Apricot Brown.
The split-complementary Apricot Brown palette consists of #5b70cb and #5bcbb6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5ba8cb). Try Indigo and Downy colors in combination with #cc7e5b, 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 #cc7e5b 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 Brown. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Apricot Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shakespeare, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #cc7e5b 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 Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5ba8cb) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Shakespeare. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5bcb7e and #cb5ba8.
In a RGB color space, hex #cc7e5b is made of 48% red, 30% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Apricot Brown has a hue angle of 18.58°, a saturation of 52.56% and a lightness of 57.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc7e5b is made of 0% cyan, 30.59% magenta, 44.31% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #cc7e5b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,126,91) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 30%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.59, 44.31, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(18.58,52.56%,57.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18.58,55.39%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.3507,26.7098,31.674) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.251,28.5144,13.5961) |