Barely Ripe Apricot is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #001c34 |
| Complementary Color | #cae6ff |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 89.8% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Barely Ripe Apricot Color. The Bright Citrus color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Romantic (#ffc69e) for more calm effect. Try August Morning as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cae6ff is the best complementary color to Barely Ripe 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 #ffe3cb complementary color is Onahau, 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 Negroni are #ffcacc and #fffcca. Thus found on the left and right of #ffe3cb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink and Lemon Chiffon colors as they work well with Barely Ripe Apricot.
The split-complementary Barely Ripe Apricot palette consists of #caccff and #cafffd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cae6ff). Try Periwinkle and Onahau colors in combination with #ffe3cb, 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 #ffe3cb 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 Barely Ripe Apricot. Thus Fog and Aero Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Barely Ripe Apricot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Onahau, Snowy Mint, and Mauve split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffe3cb 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. Barely Ripe Apricot tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#cae6ff) and two others. The Aero Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Pink – 120° from the complementary Onahau. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #caffe3 and #ffcae6.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffe3cb is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Barely Ripe Apricot has a hue angle of 27.69°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 89.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffe3cb is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 20.39% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffe3cb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,227,203) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.98, 20.39, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(27.69,100%,89.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.69,20.39%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.9132,5.9342,15.2286) |
| XYZ | xyz(79.4886,80.51,67.8504) |