Apple Sauce 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 | #0b142d |
| Complementary Color | #d1dbf4 |
| Color Shade: | orange (44.12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 89.02% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Apple Sauce Color. The Champagne Wishes 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 saturated alternative called Tortilla (#efdba7) for more energetic effect. Try French Vanilla as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d1dbf4 is the best complementary color to Apple Sauce. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f4ebd2 complementary color is Link Water, 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 Janna are #f4d9d1 and #ecf4d1. Thus found on the left and right of #f4ebd2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Albescent White and Tahuna Sands colors as they work well with Apple Sauce.
The split-complementary Apple Sauce palette consists of #d9d1f4 and #d1ecf4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d1dbf4). Try Moon Raker and Link Water colors in combination with #f4ebd2, 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 #f4ebd2 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 Apple Sauce. Thus French Lilac and Granny Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Apple Sauce contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Blue Romance, and We Peep split by 90° on the color wheel. #f4ebd2 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. Apple Sauce tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d1dbf4) and two others. The Granny Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and We Peep – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d1f4eb and #f4d1db.
In a RGB color space, hex #f4ebd2 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Apple Sauce has a hue angle of 44.12°, a saturation of 60.71% and a lightness of 89.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f4ebd2 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 13.34% yellow and 4.31% black ink.
| HEX | #f4ebd2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(244,235,210) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 13.34, 4.31 |
| HSL | hsl(44.12,60.71%,89.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(44.12,13.93%,95.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.1469,-1.0471,13.2135) |
| XYZ | xyz(78.6494,83.3029,72.9066) |