Apricot Gelato 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 | #0a2850 |
| Complementary Color | #aeccf5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 82.35% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Apricot Gelato Color. The White Lily color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mild Orange (#f3bb93) for more energetic effect. Try Hint of Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#aeccf5 is the best complementary color to Apricot Gelato. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f5d7af complementary color is Perano, 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 Wheat are #f5b3ae and #f0f5ae. Thus found on the left and right of #f5d7af on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mandys Pink and Sandwisp colors as they work well with Apricot Gelato.
The split-complementary Apricot Gelato palette consists of #b3aef5 and #aef0f5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aeccf5). Try Perano and Ice Cold colors in combination with #f5d7af, 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 #f5d7af 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 Apricot Gelato. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Apricot Gelato contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Madang, and Chantilly split by 90° on the color wheel. #f5d7af 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. Apricot Gelato tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#aeccf5) and two others. The Ice Cold 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 #aef5d7 and #f5aecc.
In a RGB color space, hex #f5d7af is made of 39% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Apricot Gelato has a hue angle of 34.29°, a saturation of 77.78% and a lightness of 82.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f5d7af is made of 0% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 27.45% yellow and 3.92% black ink.
| HEX | #f5d7af |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(245,215,175) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.77, 27.45, 3.92 |
| HSL | hsl(34.29,77.78%,82.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.29,28.57%,96.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.5377,4.5924,23.5886) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.6945,71.1085,50.6095) |