Bleached 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 | #033553 |
| Complementary Color | #acdefc |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.14% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bleached Apricot Color. The Sunset Peach color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sour Tarts (#fee5c8) for more energetic effect. Try Winthrop Peach as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#acdefc is the best complementary color to Bleached 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 #fccaac complementary color is French Pass, 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 #fcacb6 and #fcf2ac. Thus found on the left and right of #fccaac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sundown and Drover colors as they work well with Bleached Apricot.
The split-complementary Bleached Apricot palette consists of #acb5fc and #acfcf2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#acdefc). Try Melrose and French Pass colors in combination with #fccaac, 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 #fccaac 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 Bleached Apricot. Thus Mauve and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bleached Apricot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Pass, Reef, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #fccaac 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. Bleached Apricot tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#acdefc) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Rose – 120° from the complementary French Pass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #acfcca and #fcacde.
In a RGB color space, hex #fccaac is made of 40% red, 32% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Bleached Apricot has a hue angle of 22.5°, a saturation of 93.02% and a lightness of 83.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fccaac is made of 0% cyan, 19.6% magenta, 31.37% yellow and 1.18% black ink.
| HEX | #fccaac |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(252,202,172) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 32%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.6, 31.37, 1.18 |
| HSL | hsl(22.5,93.02%,83.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.5,31.75%,98.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.9531,13.6039,21.7037) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.7118,65.9151,48.1311) |