Iced Apricot is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #10293f |
| Complementary Color | #bfd9ef |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 84.51% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Iced Apricot Color. The Sunset Drive color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called White Luxury (#f7f0e5) for more calm effect. Try White Linen as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bfd9ef is the best complementary color to Iced Apricot. 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 #efd6c0 complementary color is Spindle, 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 Just Right are #efbfc1 and #efedbf. Thus found on the left and right of #efd6c0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beauty Bush and Mint Julep colors as they work well with Iced Apricot.
The split-complementary Iced Apricot palette consists of #bfc1ef and #bfefed colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bfd9ef). Try Spindle and Cruise colors in combination with #efd6c0, 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 #efd6c0 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 Iced Apricot. Thus Moon Raker and Cruise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Iced Apricot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Tea Green, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #efd6c0 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. Iced Apricot tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#bfd9ef) and two others. The Cruise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and We Peep – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bfefd6 and #efbfd9.
In a RGB color space, hex #efd6c0 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Iced Apricot has a hue angle of 28.09°, a saturation of 59.49% and a lightness of 84.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #efd6c0 is made of 0% cyan, 9.81% magenta, 18.44% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #efd6c0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(239,214,192) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.81, 18.44, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(28.09,59.49%,84.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.09,19.67%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.1192,5.2357,14.0204) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.1576,70.2496,59.7837) |