Dull Apricot is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #2f6368 |
| Complementary Color | #97cacf |
| Color Shade: | mid red (5.26° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dull Apricot Color. The Fizzing Whizbees color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Chili Soda (#ca7c74) for more energetic effect. Try Strawflower as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#97cacf is the best complementary color to Dull Apricot. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d09c97 complementary color is Sinbad, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Eunry are #cf97ae and #cfb897. Thus found on the left and right of #d09c97 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viola and Sorrell Brown colors as they work well with Dull Apricot.
The split-complementary Dull Apricot palette consists of #97aecf and #97cfb8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#97cacf). Try Polo Blue and Vista Blue colors in combination with #d09c97, 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 #d09c97 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dull Apricot. Thus Blue Bell and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dull Apricot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sinbad, Pine Glade, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #d09c97 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dull Apricot tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#97cacf) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lilac – 120° from the complementary Sinbad. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #97cf9c and #cf97ca.
In a RGB color space, hex #d09c97 is made of 40% red, 30% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Dull Apricot has a hue angle of 5.26°, a saturation of 37.75% and a lightness of 70.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d09c97 is made of 0% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 22.35% yellow and 18.43% black ink.
| HEX | #d09c97 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(208,156,151) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 30%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 20.39, 22.35, 18.43 |
| HSL | hsl(5.26,37.75%,70.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(5.26,27.4%,81.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.0553,18.6623,10.1734) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.4868,39.4212,34.5952) |