Apricot Tan 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 | #22689f |
| Complementary Color | #60a5dd |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Apricot Tan Color. The Demerara Sugar color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Boudin (#dab27d) for more calm effect. Try Rose Tattoo as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#60a5dd is the best complementary color to Apricot Tan. 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 #dd9760 complementary color is Havelock 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 Di Serria are #dd6067 and #ddd560. Thus found on the left and right of #dd9760 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Roman and Chenin colors as they work well with Apricot Tan.
The split-complementary Apricot Tan palette consists of #6067dd and #60ddd5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#60a5dd). Try Royal Blue and Viking colors in combination with #dd9760, 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 #dd9760 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 Tan. Thus Medium Purple and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Apricot Tan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #dd9760 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 Tan tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#60a5dd) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deep Blush – 120° from the complementary Havelock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #60dd97 and #dd60a6.
In a RGB color space, hex #dd9760 is made of 47% red, 32% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Apricot Tan has a hue angle of 26.4°, a saturation of 64.77% and a lightness of 62.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd9760 is made of 0% cyan, 27.45% magenta, 49.02% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #dd9760 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,151,96) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 32%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.45, 49.02, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(26.4,64.77%,62.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.4,56.56%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.2777,20.5611,39.3233) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9967,38.3499,16.2024) |