Apricot Preserves 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 | #114e6d |
| Complementary Color | #92cfee |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20.22° 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 Apricot Preserves Color. The Indian Clay color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Apricot Red (#e8917d) for more calm effect. Try Lion of Menecrates as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#92cfee is the best complementary color to Apricot Preserves. 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 #eeb192 complementary color is Cornflower, 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 Tacao are #ee92a0 and #eedf92. Thus found on the left and right of #eeb192 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Pink and Wild Rice colors as they work well with Apricot Preserves.
The split-complementary Apricot Preserves palette consists of #92a1ee and #92eedf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#92cfee). Try Portage and Riptide colors in combination with #eeb192, 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 #eeb192 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 Preserves. Thus Biloba Flower and Magic Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Apricot Preserves contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower, Sulu, and Biloba Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #eeb192 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. Apricot Preserves tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#92cfee) and two others. The Magic Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Magenta – 120° from the complementary Cornflower. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #92eeb1 and #ee92cf.
In a RGB color space, hex #eeb192 is made of 42% red, 32% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Apricot Preserves has a hue angle of 20.22°, a saturation of 73.02% and a lightness of 75.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eeb192 is made of 0% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 36.08% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #eeb192 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(238,177,146) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 32%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.92, 36.08, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(20.22,73.02%,75.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20.22,38.66%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.0992,18.3016,24.5478) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.1703,51.6967,34.2121) |