Spiked Apricot 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 | #022248 |
| Complementary Color | #b7d7fc |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.49% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Spiked Apricot Color. The Buttery color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Creamy Cloud Dreams (#fff5e0) for more energetic effect. Try Doeskin as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b7d7fc is the best complementary color to Spiked Apricot. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fdddb7 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 Light Apricot are #fcbab7 and #f9fcb7. Thus found on the left and right of #fdddb7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Melon and Drover colors as they work well with Spiked Apricot.
The split-complementary Spiked Apricot palette consists of #bab7fc and #b7f9fc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7d7fc). Try Melrose and French Pass colors in combination with #fdddb7, 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 #fdddb7 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 Spiked Apricot. Thus Mauve and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spiked Apricot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sail, Reef, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fdddb7 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. Spiked Apricot tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b7d7fc) 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 #b7fcdd and #fcb7d7.
In a RGB color space, hex #fdddb7 is made of 39% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Spiked Apricot has a hue angle of 32.57°, a saturation of 94.59% and a lightness of 85.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fdddb7 is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 27.46% yellow and 0.78% black ink.
| HEX | #fdddb7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(253,221,183) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.55, 27.46, 0.78 |
| HSL | hsl(32.57,94.59%,85.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.57,27.67%,99.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.866,5.5374,22.7426) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.9117,76.0144,55.5237) |