Apricot Cream Color

#f1bd89

Apricot Cream is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #0e4276
Complementary Color #89bcf1
Color Shade: warm red (30° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 74.12% (better contrasting with black)
Apricot Cream Color Sample
Apricot Cream Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f1bd89

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Apricot Cream Color. The Flaming Cauldron color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Inventive Orange (#e89d6f) for more calm effect. Try Cachet Cream as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#89bcf1 is the best complementary color to Apricot Cream. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f1bd89 complementary color is Jordy Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tacao are #f18989 and #f0f189. Thus found on the left and right of #f1bd89 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Froly and Sahara Sand colors as they work well with Apricot Cream.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Apricot Cream palette consists of #8989f1 and #89f0f1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#89bcf1). Try Portage and Spray colors in combination with #f1bd89, 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 #f1bd89 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 Cream. Thus Biloba Flower and Magic Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Apricot Cream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jordy Blue, Sulu, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #f1bd89 square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, blue cyan and mid 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 Cream tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#89bcf1) and two others. The Magic Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mauvelous – 120° from the complementary Jordy Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #89f1bd and #f189bd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f1bd89 is made of 43% red, 33% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Apricot Cream has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 78.79% and a lightness of 74.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f1bd89 is made of 0% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 40.78% yellow and 5.49% black ink.

HEX #f1bd89
RGB Decimal rgb(241,189,137)
RGB Percentage 43%, 33%, 24%
CMYK 0, 20.39, 40.78, 5.49
HSL hsl(30,78.79%,74.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30,43.15%,94.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.1245,12.1645,33.3987)
XYZ xyz(58.9886,56.9021,31.5411)
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