Apricot Appeal is calm, 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 | #013c7d |
| Complementary Color | #82bdfe |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.29% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Apricot Appeal Color. The Parachute Silk color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bittersweet (#fea051) for more energetic effect. Try Clarified Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#82bdfe is the best complementary color to Apricot Appeal. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #fec382 complementary color is Malibu, 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 Macaroni and Cheese are #fe8482 and #fbfe82. Thus found on the left and right of #fec382 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geraldine and Dolly colors as they work well with Apricot Appeal.
The split-complementary Apricot Appeal palette consists of #8482fe and #82fbfe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#82bdfe). Try Malibu and Anakiwa colors in combination with #fec382, 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 #fec382 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 Appeal. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Apricot Appeal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Mint Green, and Blush Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #fec382 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 Appeal tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#82bdfe) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tickle Me Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #82fec3 and #fe82bc.
In a RGB color space, hex #fec382 is made of 44% red, 34% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Apricot Appeal has a hue angle of 31.45°, a saturation of 98.41% and a lightness of 75.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fec382 is made of 0% cyan, 23.14% magenta, 48.63% yellow and 0.39% black ink.
| HEX | #fec382 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(254,195,130) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 34%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.14, 48.63, 0.39 |
| HSL | hsl(31.45,98.41%,75.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.45,48.82%,99.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.7604,13.5044,40.6637) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.4174,61.7127,29.6357) |