Golden Apricot Color

#dda758

Golden Apricot is calm, 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 #2258a7
Complementary Color #578ddd
Color Shade: orange (35.64° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.59% (better contrasting with white)
Golden Apricot Color Sample
Golden Apricot Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dda758

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Apricot Color. The Candelabra color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Coppersmith (#d98a3f) for more energetic effect. Try Raw Linen as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#578ddd is the best complementary color to Golden Apricot. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dda758 complementary color is Havelock Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Di Serria are #dd6457 and #d0dd57. Thus found on the left and right of #dda758 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Roman and Wattle colors as they work well with Golden Apricot.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Golden Apricot palette consists of #6457dd and #57d0dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#578ddd). Try Royal Blue and Viking colors in combination with #dda758, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #dda758 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 Golden Apricot. Thus Medium Purple and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Golden Apricot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #dda758 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Golden Apricot tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#578ddd) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cranberry – 120° from the complementary Havelock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #57dda7 and #dd578d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dda758 is made of 46% red, 35% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Apricot has a hue angle of 35.64°, a saturation of 66.17% and a lightness of 60.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dda758 is made of 0% cyan, 21.18% magenta, 52.16% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #dda758
RGB Decimal rgb(221,167,88)
RGB Percentage 46%, 35%, 18%
CMYK 0, 21.18, 52.16, 13.33
HSL hsl(35.64,66.17%,60.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.64,60.18%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.037,11.3762,47.8614)
XYZ xyz(45.399,43.7142,15.2774)
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