Absolute Apricot Color

#ff9944

Absolute Apricot is soft, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #06b
Complementary Color #43a9ff
Color Shade: warm red (27.27° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.33% (better contrasting with white)
Absolute Apricot Color Sample
Absolute Apricot Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ff9944

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Absolute Apricot Color. The Ripe Pumpkin 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 Agrellan Badland (#ffb347) for more calm effect. Try Poached Rainbow Trout as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#43a9ff is the best complementary color to Absolute 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 #f94 complementary color is Dodger Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #ff434c and #fff643. Thus found on the left and right of #f94 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Red and Gorse colors as they work well with Absolute Apricot.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Absolute Apricot palette consists of #434cff and #43fff6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#43a9ff). Try Dodger Blue and Aquamarine colors in combination with #f94, 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 #f94 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 Absolute Apricot. Thus Electric Violet and Screamin' Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Absolute Apricot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dodger Blue, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #f94 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Absolute Apricot tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#43a9ff) and two others. The Screamin' Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wild Strawberry – 120° from the complementary Dodger Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #43ff99 and #ff43aa.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ff9944 is made of 54% red, 32% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Absolute Apricot has a hue angle of 27.27°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ff9944 is made of 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 73.33% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ff9944
RGB Decimal rgb(255,153,68)
RGB Percentage 54%, 32%, 14%
CMYK 0, 40, 73.33, 0
HSL hsl(27.27,100%,63.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(27.27,73.33%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.5348,31.6669,58.877)
XYZ xyz(53.6746,44.4598,11.2215)
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