Sheer Apricot is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #0c3662 |
| Complementary Color | #9cc7f3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (30.7° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.43% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sheer Apricot Color. The Peach Sachet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Delightful Pastry (#f9e7c8) for more energetic effect. Try Lightweight Beige as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9cc7f3 is the best complementary color to Sheer Apricot. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f3c99d complementary color is Perano, 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 Manhattan are #f39d9c and #f2f39c. Thus found on the left and right of #f3c99d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wewak and Sandwisp colors as they work well with Sheer Apricot.
The split-complementary Sheer Apricot palette consists of #9d9cf3 and #9cf2f3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9cc7f3). Try Portage and Ice Cold colors in combination with #f3c99d, 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 #f3c99d 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 Sheer Apricot. Thus Perfume and Magic Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sheer Apricot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Madang, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #f3c99d 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. Sheer Apricot tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9cc7f3) and two others. The Magic Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Illusion – 120° from the complementary Perano. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9cf3c9 and #f39cc6.
In a RGB color space, hex #f3c99d is made of 40% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Sheer Apricot has a hue angle of 30.7°, a saturation of 78.18% and a lightness of 78.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f3c99d is made of 0% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 33.72% yellow and 4.71% black ink.
| HEX | #f3c99d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(243,201,157) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 33%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.47, 33.72, 4.71 |
| HSL | hsl(30.7,78.18%,78.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30.7,35.39%,95.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.5802,8.8709,27.5731) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.9346,63.2623,40.7394) |