Blushing Apricot is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, violet or cool green
| Inverse Color | #044358 |
| Complementary Color | #a7e5fa |
| Color Shade: | mid red (15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 81.96% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Blushing Apricot Color. The Unbleached Silk color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pippin (#fcdbd2) for more calm effect. Try Go Go Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a7e5fa is the best complementary color to Blushing Apricot. 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 #fbbca7 complementary color is Sail, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rose Bud are #faa7bb and #fae5a7. Thus found on the left and right of #fbbca7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender Pink and Peach Yellow colors as they work well with Blushing Apricot.
The split-complementary Blushing Apricot palette consists of #a7bbfa and #a7fae5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a7e5fa). Try Sail and Charlotte colors in combination with #fbbca7, 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 #fbbca7 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 Blushing Apricot. Thus Perfume and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blushing Apricot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sail, Gossip, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #fbbca7 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blushing Apricot tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a7e5fa) and two others. The Mint Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Rose – 120° from the complementary Sail. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a7fabc and #faa7e5.
In a RGB color space, hex #fbbca7 is made of 41% red, 31% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Blushing Apricot has a hue angle of 15°, a saturation of 91.3% and a lightness of 81.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fbbca7 is made of 0% cyan, 24.7% magenta, 32.94% yellow and 1.57% black ink.
| HEX | #fbbca7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(251,188,167) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 31%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 24.7, 32.94, 1.57 |
| HSL | hsl(15,91.3%,81.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15,33.47%,98.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.4374,19.9433,19.4781) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.7419,59.2657,44.5864) |