Apricot Sorbet Color

#e8a760

Apricot Sorbet 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 #17589f
Complementary Color #5fa0e8
Color Shade: orange (31.32° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.31% (better contrasting with white)
Apricot Sorbet Color Sample
Apricot Sorbet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e8a760

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Apricot Sorbet Color. The Cadmium Orange color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Chinese Lantern (#f09056) for more energetic effect. Try Butterscotch Cake as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5fa0e8 is the best complementary color to Apricot Sorbet. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e8a760 complementary color is Cornflower 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 Porsche are #e8625f and #e5e85f. Thus found on the left and right of #e8a760 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mandy and Confetti colors as they work well with Apricot Sorbet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Apricot Sorbet palette consists of #625fe8 and #5fe5e8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5fa0e8). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #e8a760, 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 #e8a760 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 Sorbet. Thus Medium Purple and Turquoise Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Apricot Sorbet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Pastel Green, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #e8a760 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. Apricot Sorbet tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5fa0e8) and two others. The Turquoise Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deep Blush – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5fe8a6 and #e85fa1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e8a760 is made of 47% red, 34% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Apricot Sorbet has a hue angle of 31.32°, a saturation of 74.73% and a lightness of 64.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e8a760 is made of 0% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 53.33% yellow and 9.02% black ink.

HEX #e8a760
RGB Decimal rgb(232,167,96)
RGB Percentage 47%, 34%, 19%
CMYK 0, 25.49, 53.33, 9.02
HSL hsl(31.32,74.73%,64.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(31.32,58.62%,90.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.3099,16.5305,45.6965)
XYZ xyz(49.2087,45.6378,17.2817)
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