Apricot is calm, 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 | #004e92 |
| Complementary Color | #6dbaff |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Apricot Color. The Apricot Fool color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dreams of Peach (#ffd29d) for more calm effect. Try Orangish as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6dbaff is the best complementary color to 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 #ffb16d complementary color is Malibu, 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 Macaroni and Cheese are #ff6d71 and #fffa6d. Thus found on the left and right of #ffb16d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bittersweet and Paris Daisy colors as they work well with Apricot.
The split-complementary Apricot palette consists of #6d71ff and #6dfffa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6dbaff). Try Cornflower Blue and Aquamarine colors in combination with #ffb16d, 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 #ffb16d 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. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Apricot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffb16d 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 tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#6dbaff) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hot Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6dffb1 and #ff6dbb.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffb16d is made of 47% red, 33% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Apricot has a hue angle of 27.95°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 71.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffb16d is made of 0% cyan, 30.59% magenta, 57.25% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffb16d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,177,109) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 33%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.59, 57.25, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(27.95,100%,71.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.95,57.25%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.3499,21.5751,45.8374) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.7225,53.8084,21.7063) |