Sweet 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 | #033f59 |
| Complementary Color | #a5e2fc |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 81.96% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sweet Apricot Color. The Pouring Copper color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Upstream Salmon (#f99a7a) for more calm effect. Try Sunkissed Coral as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a5e2fc is the best complementary color to Sweet 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 #fcc0a6 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 #fca5b6 and #fceba5. Thus found on the left and right of #fcc0a6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sweet Pink and Drover colors as they work well with Sweet Apricot.
The split-complementary Sweet Apricot palette consists of #a5b6fc and #a5fceb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a5e2fc). Try Melrose and French Pass colors in combination with #fcc0a6, 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 #fcc0a6 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 Sweet Apricot. Thus Melrose and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sweet Apricot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Reef, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #fcc0a6 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. Sweet Apricot tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a5e2fc) and two others. The Mint Green 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 #a5fcc0 and #fca5e2.
In a RGB color space, hex #fcc0a6 is made of 41% red, 31% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Sweet Apricot has a hue angle of 18.14°, a saturation of 93.48% and a lightness of 81.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fcc0a6 is made of 0% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 33.72% yellow and 1.18% black ink.
| HEX | #fcc0a6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(252,192,166) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 31%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.53, 33.72, 1.18 |
| HSL | hsl(18.14,93.48%,81.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18.14,34.13%,98.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.4582,18.1006,21.4375) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.8775,61.1479,44.407) |