Mellow Apricot is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #074787 |
| Complementary Color | #77b7f8 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mellow Apricot Color. The Honey Carrot Cake color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Flower Hat Jellyfish (#f9d593) for more calm effect. Try Nârenji Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#77b7f8 is the best complementary color to Mellow Apricot. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f8b878 complementary color is Malibu, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rajah are #f87777 and #f8f877. Thus found on the left and right of #f8b878 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Froly and Marigold Yellow colors as they work well with Mellow Apricot.
The split-complementary Mellow Apricot palette consists of #7777f8 and #77f8f8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#77b7f8). Try Cornflower Blue and Malibu colors in combination with #f8b878, 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 #f8b878 offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mellow Apricot. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mellow Apricot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Blush Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #f8b878 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue 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. Mellow Apricot tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#77b7f8) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Persian Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #77f8b8 and #f877b8.
In a RGB color space, hex #f8b878 is made of 45% red, 33% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Mellow Apricot has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 90.14% and a lightness of 72.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f8b878 is made of 0% cyan, 25.09% magenta, 50.19% yellow and 2.75% black ink.
| HEX | #f8b878 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(248,184,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 33%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.09, 50.19, 2.75 |
| HSL | hsl(30,90.14%,72.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,51.61%,97.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.3819,15.9753,41.37) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.2421,55.5935,25.3775) |