Apricot Nectar Color

#ecaa79

Apricot Nectar is calm, 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 #135586
Complementary Color #78bbec
Color Shade: warm red (25.57° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70% (better contrasting with white)
Apricot Nectar Color Sample
Apricot Nectar Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ecaa79

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Apricot Nectar Color. The Orange Poppy color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Humble Gold (#edc796) for more calm effect. Try Deep Fried as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#78bbec is the best complementary color to Apricot Nectar. 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 #ecaa79 complementary color is Seagull, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tacao are #ec7881 and #ece378. Thus found on the left and right of #ecaa79 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot and Flax colors as they work well with Apricot Nectar.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Apricot Nectar palette consists of #7881ec and #78ece3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#78bbec). Try Cornflower Blue and Spray colors in combination with #ecaa79, 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 #ecaa79 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 Apricot Nectar. Thus Portage and Riptide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Apricot Nectar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Seagull, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #ecaa79 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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 Nectar tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#78bbec) and two others. The Riptide is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carissma – 120° from the complementary Seagull. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #78ecaa and #ec78ba.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ecaa79 is made of 45% red, 32% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Apricot Nectar has a hue angle of 25.57°, a saturation of 75.16% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ecaa79 is made of 0% cyan, 25.88% magenta, 45.1% yellow and 7.45% black ink.

HEX #ecaa79
RGB Decimal rgb(236,170,121)
RGB Percentage 45%, 32%, 23%
CMYK 0, 25.88, 45.1, 7.45
HSL hsl(25.57,75.16%,70%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(25.57,48.73%,92.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.8015,18.646,34.7688)
XYZ xyz(52.418,47.9628,24.5842)
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