Applesauce 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 | #092966 |
| Complementary Color | #99b8f6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (39.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.24% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Applesauce Color. The Banana Split color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lavish Lemon (#f9efca) for more calm effect. Try Mother's Milk as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#99b8f6 is the best complementary color to Applesauce. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f6d699 complementary color is Jordy Blue, 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 Maize are #f6a799 and #e7f699. Thus found on the left and right of #f6d699 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Bud and Texas colors as they work well with Applesauce.
The split-complementary Applesauce palette consists of #a799f6 and #99e7f6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#99b8f6). Try Portage and Sail colors in combination with #f6d699, 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 #f6d699 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 Applesauce. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Applesauce contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jordy Blue, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6d699 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. Applesauce tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#99b8f6) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Illusion – 120° from the complementary Jordy Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #99f6d6 and #f699b9.
In a RGB color space, hex #f6d699 is made of 40% red, 35% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Applesauce has a hue angle of 39.35°, a saturation of 83.78% and a lightness of 78.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6d699 is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 36.47% yellow and 3.53% black ink.
| HEX | #f6d699 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(246,214,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 35%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.55, 36.47, 3.53 |
| HSL | hsl(39.35,83.78%,78.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(39.35,37.8%,96.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.9899,2.8357,34.2432) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.8024,69.9859,40.072) |