Apricotta 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 | #275b70 |
| Complementary Color | #8fc2d7 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (17.26° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Apricotta Color. The Fabulous Fawn color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Glazed Pecan (#d19564) for more energetic effect. Try Weathered Sandstone as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8fc2d7 is the best complementary color to Apricotta. 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 #d8a48f complementary color is Half Baked, 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 Petite Orchid are #d78f9e and #d7c88f. Thus found on the left and right of #d8a48f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Can Can and Straw colors as they work well with Apricotta.
The split-complementary Apricotta palette consists of #8f9ed7 and #8fd7c8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8fc2d7). Try Polo Blue and Monte Carlo colors in combination with #d8a48f, 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 #d8a48f 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 Apricotta. Thus Cold Purple and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Apricotta contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Half Baked, Feijoa, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #d8a48f 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. Apricotta tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#8fc2d7) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Light Orchid – 120° from the complementary Half Baked. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8fd7a4 and #d78fc3.
In a RGB color space, hex #d8a48f is made of 41% red, 31% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Apricotta has a hue angle of 17.26°, a saturation of 48.34% and a lightness of 70.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d8a48f is made of 0% cyan, 20.4% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 15.29% black ink.
| HEX | #d8a48f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(216,164,143) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 31%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 20.4, 28.63, 15.29 |
| HSL | hsl(17.26,48.34%,70.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(17.26,33.8%,84.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.6452,16.3474,18.3367) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.5523,43.133,31.8585) |