Avid 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 | #0b3960 |
Complementary Color | #9fcdf4 |
Color Shade: | warm red (27.53° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 79.02% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Avid Apricot Color. The Derby 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 Arrowroot (#f8decf) for more calm effect. Try Egg Sour as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9fcdf4 is the best complementary color to Avid 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 #f4c69f complementary color is Perano, 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 #f49fa2 and #f4f09f. Thus found on the left and right of #f4c69f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wewak and Sandwisp colors as they work well with Avid Apricot.
The split-complementary Avid Apricot palette consists of #9fa2f4 and #9ff4f0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9fcdf4). Try Portage and Ice Cold colors in combination with #f4c69f, 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 #f4c69f 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 Avid Apricot. Thus Perfume and Magic Mint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Avid Apricot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Gossip, and Perfume split by 90° on the color wheel. #f4c69f 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. Avid Apricot tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#9fcdf4) 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 #9ff4c6 and #f49fcd.
In a RGB color space, hex #f4c69f is made of 41% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Avid Apricot has a hue angle of 27.53°, a saturation of 79.44% and a lightness of 79.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f4c69f is made of 0% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 33.34% yellow and 4.31% black ink.
HEX | #f4c69f |
RGB Decimal | rgb(244,198,159) |
RGB Percentage | 41%, 33%, 26% |
CMYK | 0, 18.04, 33.34, 4.31 |
HSL | hsl(27.53,79.44%,79.02%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.53,34.84%,95.69%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(82.9796,11.0614,25.7259) |
XYZ | xyz(63.7603,62.1245,41.4316) |