Nature Apricot Color

#feb7a5

Nature Apricot is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #01485a
Complementary Color #a4ecfe
Color Shade: mid red (12.13° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 82.16% (better contrasting with black)
Nature Apricot Color Sample
Nature Apricot Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #feb7a5

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Nature Apricot Color. The Elusive color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cosmos (#fcd5cf) for more calm effect. Try Bleached Coral as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a4ecfe is the best complementary color to Nature Apricot. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #feb7a5 complementary color is Anakiwa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Melon are #fea4bf and #fee3a4. Thus found on the left and right of #feb7a5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Carnation Pink and Cape Honey colors as they work well with Nature Apricot.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Nature Apricot palette consists of #a4bffe and #a4fee3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a4ecfe). Try Anakiwa and Aero Blue colors in combination with #feb7a5, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #feb7a5 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Nature Apricot. Thus Melrose and Mint Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Nature Apricot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Reef, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #feb7a5 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Nature Apricot tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#a4ecfe) and two others. The Mint Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Rose – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a4feb6 and #fea4eb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #feb7a5 is made of 42% red, 30% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Nature Apricot has a hue angle of 12.13°, a saturation of 97.8% and a lightness of 82.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #feb7a5 is made of 0% cyan, 27.85% magenta, 34.9% yellow and 0.39% black ink.

HEX #feb7a5
RGB Decimal rgb(254,183,165)
RGB Percentage 42%, 30%, 27%
CMYK 0, 27.85, 34.9, 0.39
HSL hsl(12.13,97.8%,82.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(12.13,35.04%,99.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.5463,23.4584,19.3601)
XYZ xyz(64.5981,57.6544,43.321)
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