Apricot Mousse is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #032050 |
| Complementary Color | #afccfb |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.73% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Apricot Mousse Color. The Broadway Lights color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Buttery (#ffc283) for more energetic effect. Try Flowerbed as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#afccfb is the best complementary color to Apricot Mousse. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fcdfaf complementary color is Sail, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Banana Mania are #fbb8af and #f2fbaf. Thus found on the left and right of #fcdfaf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Bud and Drover colors as they work well with Apricot Mousse.
The split-complementary Apricot Mousse palette consists of #b8affb and #aff2fb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#afccfb). Try Melrose and French Pass colors in combination with #fcdfaf, 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 #fcdfaf offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Apricot Mousse. Thus Mauve and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Apricot Mousse contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sail, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fcdfaf square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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 Mousse tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#afccfb) 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 #affbdf and #fbafcb.
In a RGB color space, hex #fcdfaf is made of 39% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Apricot Mousse has a hue angle of 37.4°, a saturation of 92.77% and a lightness of 83.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fcdfaf is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 30.19% yellow and 1.18% black ink.
| HEX | #fcdfaf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(252,223,175) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 34%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 30.19, 1.18 |
| HSL | hsl(37.4,92.77%,83.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.4,30.56%,98.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.1215,3.1148,27.219) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.2704,76.5659,51.4217) |