Soft Apricot 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 | #1f4c6d |
| Complementary Color | #92bfdf |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Apricot Color. The Spiced Beige color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Feldspar (#d19275) for more calm effect. Try Macadamia as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#92bfdf is the best complementary color to Soft Apricot. 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 #e0b392 complementary color is Regent St 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 Calico are #df9298 and #dfd992. Thus found on the left and right of #e0b392 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Petite Orchid and Zombie colors as they work well with Soft Apricot.
The split-complementary Soft Apricot palette consists of #9298df and #92dfd9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#92bfdf). Try Chetwode Blue and Morning Glory colors in combination with #e0b392, 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 #e0b392 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 Soft Apricot. Thus Lavender and Algae Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soft Apricot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent St Blue, Granny Smith Apple, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #e0b392 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. Soft Apricot tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#92bfdf) and two others. The Algae Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shocking – 120° from the complementary Regent St Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #92dfb3 and #df92bf.
In a RGB color space, hex #e0b392 is made of 41% red, 33% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Apricot has a hue angle of 25.38°, a saturation of 55.71% and a lightness of 72.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e0b392 is made of 0% cyan, 17.64% magenta, 30.59% yellow and 12.16% black ink.
| HEX | #e0b392 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(224,179,146) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 33%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.64, 30.59, 12.16 |
| HSL | hsl(25.38,55.71%,72.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.38,34.82%,87.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.1691,11.7863,23.0488) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.0489,50.1628,34.1332) |