Apricot Lily 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 | #01304a |
| Complementary Color | #b5e4fe |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.37° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.29% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Apricot Lily Color. The October Haze color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Serengeti Sand (#fce7d0) for more calm effect. Try Karry as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b5e4fe is the best complementary color to Apricot Lily. 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 #fecfb5 complementary color is French Pass, 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 Romantic are #feb5bf and #fef3b5. Thus found on the left and right of #fecfb5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sundown and Buttermilk colors as they work well with Apricot Lily.
The split-complementary Apricot Lily palette consists of #b5bffe and #b5fef3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b5e4fe). Try Melrose and French Pass colors in combination with #fecfb5, 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 #fecfb5 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 Apricot Lily. Thus Mauve and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Apricot Lily contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Pass, Reef, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #fecfb5 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. Apricot Lily tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b5e4fe) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cotton Candy – 120° from the complementary French Pass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b5fecf and #feb5e3.
In a RGB color space, hex #fecfb5 is made of 40% red, 32% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Apricot Lily has a hue angle of 21.37°, a saturation of 97.33% and a lightness of 85.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fecfb5 is made of 0% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 0.39% black ink.
| HEX | #fecfb5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(254,207,181) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 32%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.43, 28.63, 0.39 |
| HSL | hsl(21.37,97.33%,85.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.37,28.74%,99.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.5202,12.8942,19.1649) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.5264,69.0327,53.2709) |