Apricot Iced Tea is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #044166 |
| Complementary Color | #99d5fb |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.22% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Apricot Iced Tea Color. The Odious Orange 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 saturated alternative called Beach Trail (#fedeca) for more energetic effect. Try Almondine as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#99d5fb is the best complementary color to Apricot Iced Tea. 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 #fbbe99 complementary color is Anakiwa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rose Bud are #fb99a4 and #fbef99. Thus found on the left and right of #fbbe99 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sweet Pink and Sweet Corn colors as they work well with Apricot Iced Tea.
The split-complementary Apricot Iced Tea palette consists of #99a4fb and #99fbef colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#99d5fb). Try Malibu and Anakiwa colors in combination with #fbbe99, 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 #fbbe99 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 Iced Tea. Thus Mauve and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Apricot Iced Tea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Mint Green, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #fbbe99 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool 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. Apricot Iced Tea tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#99d5fb) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Rose – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #99fbbe and #fb99d5.
In a RGB color space, hex #fbbe99 is made of 42% red, 32% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Apricot Iced Tea has a hue angle of 22.65°, a saturation of 92.45% and a lightness of 79.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fbbe99 is made of 0% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 38.43% yellow and 1.57% black ink.
| HEX | #fbbe99 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(251,190,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 32%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.92, 38.43, 1.57 |
| HSL | hsl(22.65,92.45%,79.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.65,39.04%,98.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.64,17.262,27.1914) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.9469,59.636,38.2775) |