Dainty 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 | #023a6d |
| Complementary Color | #91c9fd |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.24% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dainty Apricot Color. The Sugared Peach 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 Mock Orange (#ffa368) for more energetic effect. Try Copper River as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#91c9fd is the best complementary color to Dainty 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 #fdc592 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 Chardonnay are #fd9194 and #fdfa91. Thus found on the left and right of #fdc592 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geraldine and Dolly colors as they work well with Dainty Apricot.
The split-complementary Dainty Apricot palette consists of #9194fd and #91fdfa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#91c9fd). Try Malibu and Anakiwa colors in combination with #fdc592, 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 #fdc592 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 Dainty Apricot. Thus Mauve and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dainty Apricot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Mint Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #fdc592 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. Dainty Apricot tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#91c9fd) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carnation Pink – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #91fdc5 and #fd91c9.
In a RGB color space, hex #fdc592 is made of 42% red, 33% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Dainty Apricot has a hue angle of 28.6°, a saturation of 96.4% and a lightness of 78.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fdc592 is made of 0% cyan, 21.97% magenta, 41.97% yellow and 0.78% black ink.
| HEX | #fdc592 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(253,197,146) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 33%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 21.97, 41.97, 0.78 |
| HSL | hsl(28.6,96.4%,78.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.6,42.29%,99.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.3847,13.6253,33.2202) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.6626,62.8905,35.8724) |