Heirloom 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 | #0b4159 |
| Complementary Color | #a5dcf4 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80.39% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Heirloom Apricot Color. The Alluring Gesture color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pumpkin Essence (#f7dac0) for more calm effect. Try Muffin Magic as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a5dcf4 is the best complementary color to Heirloom 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 #f4bea6 complementary color is Sail, 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 Manhattan are #f4a5b4 and #f4e5a5. Thus found on the left and right of #f4bea6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wewak and Sandwisp colors as they work well with Heirloom Apricot.
The split-complementary Heirloom Apricot palette consists of #a5b4f4 and #a5f4e5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a5dcf4). Try Perano and Ice Cold colors in combination with #f4bea6, 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 #f4bea6 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 Heirloom Apricot. Thus Perfume and Magic Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heirloom Apricot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sail, Gossip, and Perfume split by 90° on the color wheel. #f4bea6 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. Heirloom Apricot tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a5dcf4) and two others. The Magic Mint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Illusion – 120° from the complementary Sail. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a5f4bd and #f4a5db.
In a RGB color space, hex #f4bea6 is made of 41% red, 32% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Heirloom Apricot has a hue angle of 18.46°, a saturation of 78% and a lightness of 80.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f4bea6 is made of 0% cyan, 21.18% magenta, 30.59% yellow and 4.31% black ink.
| HEX | #f4bea6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(244,190,166) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 32%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 21.18, 30.59, 4.31 |
| HSL | hsl(18.46,78%,80.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18.46,31.97%,95.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.1888,16.1196,19.5592) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.6046,58.8132,44.1289) |