Apricot Glow 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 | #003186 |
| Complementary Color | #79aaff |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.06° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.73% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Apricot Glow Color. The Bleached Sunflower color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Eggnog (#fdea9f) for more calm effect. Try Rite of Spring as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#79aaff is the best complementary color to Apricot Glow. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffce79 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 Chardonnay are #ff8b79 and #edff79. Thus found on the left and right of #ffce79 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vivid Tangerine and Honeysuckle colors as they work well with Apricot Glow.
The split-complementary Apricot Glow palette consists of #8b79ff and #79ecff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#79aaff). Try Heliotrope and Anakiwa colors in combination with #ffce79, 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 #ffce79 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 Glow. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Apricot Glow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Mint Green, and Blush Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffce79 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 Glow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#79aaff) 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 #79ffce and #ff79a9.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffce79 is made of 44% red, 35% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Apricot Glow has a hue angle of 38.06°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 73.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffce79 is made of 0% cyan, 19.22% magenta, 52.55% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffce79 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,206,121) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 35%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.22, 52.55, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(38.06,100%,73.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.06,52.55%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.3943,7.4177,48.4563) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.7625,66.7831,27.4608) |