Apple Valley is calm, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #157c79 |
| Complementary Color | #83e9e6 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (358.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Apple Valley Color. The Briquette color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Quartz Pink (#efa6aa) for more calm effect. Try Swiss Chard as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#83e9e6 is the best complementary color to Apple Valley. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ea8386 complementary color is Spray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Deep Blush are #e983b9 and #e9b383. Thus found on the left and right of #ea8386 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Carissma and Tacao colors as they work well with Apple Valley.
The split-complementary Apple Valley palette consists of #83b9e9 and #83e9b3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#83e9e6). Try Seagull and Riptide colors in combination with #ea8386, 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 #ea8386 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Apple Valley. Thus Portage and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Apple Valley contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spray, Yellow Green, and Biloba Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #ea8386 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Apple Valley tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#83e9e6) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender – 120° from the complementary Spray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #86e983 and #e683e9.
In a RGB color space, hex #ea8386 is made of 47% red, 26% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Apple Valley has a hue angle of 358.25°, a saturation of 71.03% and a lightness of 71.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ea8386 is made of 0% cyan, 40.39% magenta, 39.21% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #ea8386 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(234,131,134) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 26%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 40.39, 39.21, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(358.25,71.03%,71.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(358.25,44.02%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.0946,39.7033,15.9647) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.3511,35.4463,26.9531) |