Apricot Freeze Color

#f3cfb7

Apricot Freeze 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 #0c3048
Complementary Color #b6daf3
Color Shade: warm red (24° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 83.53% (better contrasting with black)
Apricot Freeze Color Sample
Apricot Freeze Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f3cfb7

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Apricot Freeze Color. The Wisp Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called White Canvas (#faece1) for more energetic effect. Try Melon Balls as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b6daf3 is the best complementary color to Apricot Freeze. 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 #f3cfb7 complementary color is Blizzard Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mandys Pink are #f3b6bc and #f3ecb6. Thus found on the left and right of #f3cfb7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mandys Pink and Sidecar colors as they work well with Apricot Freeze.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Apricot Freeze palette consists of #b6bcf3 and #b6f3ed colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6daf3). Try Perano and Ice Cold colors in combination with #f3cfb7, 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 #f3cfb7 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 Freeze. Thus Perfume and Magic Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Apricot Freeze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blizzard Blue, Madang, and Perfume split by 90° on the color wheel. #f3cfb7 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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 Freeze tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b6daf3) and two others. The Magic Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Azalea – 120° from the complementary Blizzard Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b6f3cf and #f3b6da.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f3cfb7 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Apricot Freeze has a hue angle of 24°, a saturation of 71.43% and a lightness of 83.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f3cfb7 is made of 0% cyan, 14.11% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 4.71% black ink.

HEX #f3cfb7
RGB Decimal rgb(243,207,183)
RGB Percentage 38%, 33%, 29%
CMYK 0, 14.11, 23.53, 4.71
HSL hsl(24,71.43%,83.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(24,24.69%,95.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.554,9.0685,16.611)
XYZ xyz(67.8222,67.0992,54.1766)
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