Apricot Fool is pale, 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 | #002d5f |
| Complementary Color | #a0cdff |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 81.37% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Apricot Fool Color. The Provence Creme 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 Delightful Peach (#ffebd1) for more calm effect. Try Unbleached Silk as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a0cdff is the best complementary color to Apricot Fool. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffd2a0 complementary color is Anakiwa, 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 Peach Orange are #ffa2a0 and #fcffa0. Thus found on the left and right of #ffd2a0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sweet Pink and Milan colors as they work well with Apricot Fool.
The split-complementary Apricot Fool palette consists of #a2a0ff and #a0fcff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a0cdff). Try Melrose and Anakiwa colors in combination with #ffd2a0, 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 #ffd2a0 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 Fool. Thus Mauve and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Apricot Fool contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Anakiwa, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffd2a0 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 Fool tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a0cdff) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carnation Pink – 120° from the complementary Anakiwa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a0ffd2 and #ffa0cc.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffd2a0 is made of 41% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Apricot Fool has a hue angle of 31.58°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 81.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffd2a0 is made of 0% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 37.25% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffd2a0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,210,160) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 34%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.65, 37.25, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(31.58,100%,81.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.58,37.25%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.9435,9.1657,30.7253) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.6318,69.8913,43.0254) |