Apricot Wash Color

#fbac82

Apricot Wash is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #04537d
Complementary Color #82d0fb
Color Shade: warm red (20.83° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 74.71% (better contrasting with white)
Apricot Wash Color Sample
Apricot Wash Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #fbac82

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Apricot Wash Color. The Peach Melba color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lips of Apricot (#fbceb1) for more calm effect. Try Poached Rainbow Trout as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#82d0fb is the best complementary color to Apricot Wash. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fbac82 complementary color is Malibu, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hit Pink are #fb8294 and #fbe882. Thus found on the left and right of #fbac82 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geraldine and Sweet Corn colors as they work well with Apricot Wash.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Apricot Wash palette consists of #8294fb and #82fbe8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#82d0fb). Try Malibu and Aquamarine colors in combination with #fbac82, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #fbac82 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Apricot Wash. Thus Heliotrope and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Apricot Wash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Mint Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #fbac82 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Apricot Wash tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#82d0fb) and two others. The Mint Green 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 #82fbac and #fb82d0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #fbac82 is made of 45% red, 31% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Apricot Wash has a hue angle of 20.83°, a saturation of 93.8% and a lightness of 74.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fbac82 is made of 0% cyan, 30.98% magenta, 47.45% yellow and 1.57% black ink.

HEX #fbac82
RGB Decimal rgb(251,172,130)
RGB Percentage 45%, 31%, 24%
CMYK 0, 30.98, 47.45, 1.57
HSL hsl(20.83,93.8%,74.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(20.83,48.21%,98.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.0567,24.3658,33.2637)
XYZ xyz(58.5654,51.626,27.9972)
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