Young 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 | #03274a |
| Complementary Color | #b5d9fb |
| Color Shade: | warm red (29.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 84.9% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Young Apricot Color. The Xâkestari White color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Apricot Flower (#ffbb80) for more energetic effect. Try Beach Sand as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b5d9fb is the best complementary color to Young 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 #fcd8b5 complementary color is Sail, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Light Apricot are #fbb5b5 and #fbfbb5. Thus found on the left and right of #fcd8b5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Bud and Drover colors as they work well with Young Apricot.
The split-complementary Young Apricot palette consists of #b5b5fb and #b5fbfb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b5d9fb). Try Melrose and Charlotte colors in combination with #fcd8b5, 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 #fcd8b5 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 Young Apricot. Thus Perfume and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Young Apricot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sail, Gossip, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fcd8b5 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. Young Apricot tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b5d9fb) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cupid – 120° from the complementary Sail. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b5fbd8 and #fbb5d9.
In a RGB color space, hex #fcd8b5 is made of 39% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Young Apricot has a hue angle of 29.58°, a saturation of 92.21% and a lightness of 84.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fcd8b5 is made of 0% cyan, 14.11% magenta, 27.84% yellow and 1.18% black ink.
| HEX | #fcd8b5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(252,216,181) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 33%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.11, 27.84, 1.18 |
| HSL | hsl(29.58,92.21%,84.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(29.58,28.17%,98.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.5161,7.4799,21.9054) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.0412,73.1434,53.9845) |