Lips of Apricot 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 | #04314e |
| Complementary Color | #b0ddfb |
| Color Shade: | warm red (23.51° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.92% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Lips of Apricot Color. The Light Dedication color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Apricot Wash (#fbac82) for more energetic effect. Try Peach as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b0ddfb is the best complementary color to Lips of 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 #fbceb1 complementary color is Sail, 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 Apricot Peach are #fbb0b8 and #fbf3b0. Thus found on the left and right of #fbceb1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Bud and Banana Mania colors as they work well with Lips of Apricot.
The split-complementary Lips of Apricot palette consists of #b0b8fb and #b0fbf3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b0ddfb). Try Melrose and Charlotte colors in combination with #fbceb1, 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 #fbceb1 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 Lips of Apricot. Thus Perfume and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lips of Apricot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sail, Gossip, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #fbceb1 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. Lips of Apricot tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b0ddfb) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Pink – 120° from the complementary Sail. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b0fbcd and #fbb0dd.
In a RGB color space, hex #fbceb1 is made of 40% red, 32% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Lips of Apricot has a hue angle of 23.51°, a saturation of 90.24% and a lightness of 83.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fbceb1 is made of 0% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 1.57% black ink.
| HEX | #fbceb1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(251,206,177) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 32%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.65, 29.02, 1.57 |
| HSL | hsl(23.51,90.24%,83.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(23.51,29.48%,98.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.9195,11.7751,20.3926) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.7908,67.8262,51.0084) |