Apple Core is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #0b1127 |
| Complementary Color | #d7ddf4 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (47.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 90.2% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Apple Core Color. The Chamois color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cookies And Cream (#eee0b1) for more energetic effect. Try Hollywood Golden Age as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d7ddf4 is the best complementary color to Apple Core. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f4eed8 complementary color is Link Water, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Quarter Spanish White are #f4e0d7 and #ecf4d7. Thus found on the left and right of #f4eed8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Janna and Frost colors as they work well with Apple Core.
The split-complementary Apple Core palette consists of #dfd7f4 and #d7ecf4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7ddf4). Try Link Water and Link Water colors in combination with #f4eed8, 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 #f4eed8 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Apple Core. Thus French Lilac and Iceberg giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Apple Core contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Tara, and Amour split by 90° on the color wheel. #f4eed8 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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 Core tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#d7ddf4) and two others. The Iceberg is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla Ice – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d7f4ee and #f4d7dd.
In a RGB color space, hex #f4eed8 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Apple Core has a hue angle of 47.14°, a saturation of 56% and a lightness of 90.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f4eed8 is made of 0% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 4.31% black ink.
| HEX | #f4eed8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(244,238,216) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.36, 10.98, 4.31 |
| HSL | hsl(47.14,56%,90.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(47.14,11.48%,95.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.0294,-1.6344,11.3605) |
| XYZ | xyz(80.2774,85.34,77.2069) |