Almost 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 | #1a4c64 |
| Complementary Color | #9acde5 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (19.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Almost Apricot Color. The Cream of Mushroom color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Kingdom's Keys (#e9cfb7) for more calm effect. Try Sun Kiss as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9acde5 is the best complementary color to Almost 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 #e5b39b 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 Cashmere are #e59aa7 and #e5d89a. Thus found on the left and right of #e5b39b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kobi and Zombie colors as they work well with Almost Apricot.
The split-complementary Almost Apricot palette consists of #9aa8e5 and #9ae5d8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9acde5). Try Dull Lavender and Water Leaf colors in combination with #e5b39b, 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 #e5b39b 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 Almost Apricot. Thus Dull Lavender and Algae Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Almost Apricot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent St Blue, Granny Smith Apple, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5b39b 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. Almost Apricot tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#9acde5) and two others. The Algae Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kobi – 120° from the complementary Regent St Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9ae5b3 and #e59acc.
In a RGB color space, hex #e5b39b is made of 41% red, 32% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Almost Apricot has a hue angle of 19.46°, a saturation of 58.73% and a lightness of 75.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5b39b is made of 0% cyan, 19.6% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 10.2% black ink.
| HEX | #e5b39b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(229,179,155) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 32%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.6, 29.02, 10.2 |
| HSL | hsl(19.46,58.73%,75.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(19.46,32.31%,89.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.8391,14.8389,19.2055) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.3496,51.2648,38.0409) |