Apricot Chicken is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #2576dc |
| Complementary Color | #2373da |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Apricot Chicken Color. The Glitzy Gold color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Crushed Orange (#e37730) for more energetic effect. Try Nugget Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2373da is the best complementary color to Apricot Chicken. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #da8923 complementary color is Mariner, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Ochre are #da2d23 and #cfda23. Thus found on the left and right of #da8923 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Alizarin Crimson and Pear colors as they work well with Apricot Chicken.
The split-complementary Apricot Chicken palette consists of #2d23da and #23cfda colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2373da). Try Persian Blue and Scooter colors in combination with #da8923, 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 #da8923 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Apricot Chicken. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Apricot Chicken contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mariner, Malachite, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #da8923 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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 Chicken tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#2373da) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise Red – 120° from the complementary Mariner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #23da88 and #da2373.
In a RGB color space, hex #da8923 is made of 56% red, 35% green and 9% blue. In a HSL mode Apricot Chicken has a hue angle of 33.44°, a saturation of 72.33% and a lightness of 49.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #da8923 is made of 0% cyan, 31.76% magenta, 71.76% yellow and 14.51% black ink.
| HEX | #da8923 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(218,137,35) |
| RGB Percentage | 56%, 35%, 9% |
| CMYK | 0, 31.76, 71.76, 14.51 |
| HSL | hsl(33.44,72.33%,49.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.44,83.94%,85.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.0945,23.6316,62.2728) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1625,32.9181,5.9326) |