Warm Apricot is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #00479a |
| Complementary Color | #64abff |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.34° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Warm Apricot Color. The Holland Tulip color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sunkissed Coral (#ffa56e) for more calm effect. Try Papaya as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#64abff is the best complementary color to Warm Apricot. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffb865 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 Koromiko are #ff6a64 and #f9ff64. Thus found on the left and right of #ffb865 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bittersweet and Laser Lemon colors as they work well with Warm Apricot.
The split-complementary Warm Apricot palette consists of #6a64ff and #64f9ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#64abff). Try Cornflower Blue and Aquamarine colors in combination with #ffb865, 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 #ffb865 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 Warm Apricot. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Warm Apricot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Screamin' Green, and Pink Flamingo split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffb865 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. Warm Apricot tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#64abff) 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 #64ffb7 and #ff64ab.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffb865 is made of 47% red, 34% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Warm Apricot has a hue angle of 32.34°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 69.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffb865 is made of 0% cyan, 27.84% magenta, 60.39% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffb865 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,184,101) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 34%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.84, 60.39, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(32.34,100%,69.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.34,60.39%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.8865,17.3451,51.6077) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.7295,56.4806,20.013) |