Apricot Glazed Chicken is soft, 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 | #15d |
| Complementary Color | #2265ed |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Apricot Glazed Chicken Color. The Durian Yellow color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Leery Lemon (#f5c71a) for more energetic effect. Try Gold Tips as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2265ed is the best complementary color to Apricot Glazed Chicken. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ea2 complementary color is Royal Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #ed4422 and #cbed22. Thus found on the left and right of #ea2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pomegranate and Las Palmas colors as they work well with Apricot Glazed Chicken.
The split-complementary Apricot Glazed Chicken palette consists of #4322ed and #22cbed colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2265ed). Try Royal Blue and Picton Blue colors in combination with #ea2, 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 #ea2 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 Glazed Chicken. Thus Electric Violet and Bright Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Apricot Glazed Chicken contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Malachite, and Shocking Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #ea2 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Apricot Glazed Chicken tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#2265ed) and two others. The Bright Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amaranth – 120° from the complementary Royal Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #22edaa and #ed2265.
In a RGB color space, hex #eeaa22 is made of 54% red, 38% green and 8% blue. In a HSL mode Apricot Glazed Chicken has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 85.71% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eeaa22 is made of 0% cyan, 26.66% magenta, 80% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #eeaa22 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,170,34) |
| RGB Percentage | 54%, 38%, 8% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.66, 80, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(40,85.71%,53.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,85.71%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.2167,14.5559,71.9112) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.9234,47.0421,7.9622) |