Apricot Sherbet 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 | #053261 |
| Complementary Color | #9ecafa |
| Color Shade: | orange (30.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Apricot Sherbet Color. The Bloom 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 Orange Fire (#ffaf6b) for more energetic effect. Try Washed in Light as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9ecafa is the best complementary color to Apricot Sherbet. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #facd9e complementary color is Malibu, 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 Corvette are #fa9f9e and #f9fa9e. Thus found on the left and right of #facd9e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sweet Pink and Texas colors as they work well with Apricot Sherbet.
The split-complementary Apricot Sherbet palette consists of #9f9efa and #9ef9fa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ecafa). Try Jordy Blue and Charlotte colors in combination with #facd9e, 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 #facd9e 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 Sherbet. Thus Mauve and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Apricot Sherbet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #facd9e 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 Sherbet tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9ecafa) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9efacd and #fa9eca.
In a RGB color space, hex #facd9e is made of 41% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Apricot Sherbet has a hue angle of 30.65°, a saturation of 90.2% and a lightness of 80%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #facd9e is made of 0% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 36.08% yellow and 1.96% black ink.
| HEX | #facd9e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(250,205,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 33%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.65, 36.08, 1.96 |
| HSL | hsl(30.65,90.2%,80%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30.65,36.8%,98.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.2281,9.6043,29.3821) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.4272,66.4553,41.6211) |