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Apricot Light

Castle Arts Gold Red & Pink warm

Castle Arts Gold 184 Apricot Light is a pale red colored pencil in the Red & Pink family. It sits in the highlight range, making it well-suited for warm shadows, brick, rusty earth. Warm undertones suit skin work, earth tones, and warm-light scenes.

Red & Pink family Warm temperature 81% lightness
Warm shadowsBrickRusty earthMuted redsAutumn foliage
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
Apricot Light
Color Family
Red & Pink
Temperature
Warm
Lightness
81%
Saturation
44%
Palettes Using This Marker
0

Suggested Blend Ladder

Red & Pink family — layer from shadow to highlight for smooth gradients.

Shadow Side
021
Venetian Red L70%
Current Marker
184
Apricot Light L81%
Highlight Side
175
Coral Deep L82%
186
Pink Bloom L83%

Works Well With

Shadows
015
Red Ochre
-12 lightness
080
Grenadine
-12 lightness
194
Old Rose
-13 lightness
026
Chinese Orange
-18 lightness
Analogous Colors
023
Vermilion
16° hue shift
069
Von Dyck Brown
16° hue shift
074
Cadmium Orange Light
17° hue shift
078
Marigold
18° hue shift
Complementary Accent

Opposite on the color wheel. Useful for contrast, focal points, and making warm colors stand out.

104
Terre Verde Deep
opposite hue
099
Cerulean Blue Middle
opposite hue
048
Cobalt Turquoise
opposite hue
100
Cerulean Blue
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where 184 fits the color story by mood and hue.

🚀 Pastel Space Cadet
Seafoam teal, blush pink, peach, butter yellow, and soft olive drift through space.
Art Style
🌸 Fair & Freckled
Pale peach mid-tone, cool rose in the shadow, warm blush on the bridge of the nose.
Skin Tones
🌷 Porcelain Rose
The palest cool skin with rose blooming just under the surface.
Skin Tones
🕊 Warm Ivory
Light skin with a golden lean — candlelight already built in.
Skin Tones
🏚️ Pumpkin Glow Cottage
Plum night, violet walls, pumpkin orange, blush pink, and icy mint glow after dark.
Seasonal
🧺 Laundromat
Tube-lit blue at 11 p.m., dryers tumbling behind a row of orange plastic chairs nobody is in.
Environment
🍑 Rosy Cheeks
Flush pink over cream base — the kind of color that photographs as effortless and is actually careful.
Skin Tones
🌸 Soft & Cozy
Warm peach and dusty rose — the softest possible version of everything, including the expectations.
Mood

Similar Colors in Red & Pink

019
Coral
pale red
#EAC1B5
175
Coral Deep
pale vivid red
#F2AEB2
015
Red Ochre
light vivid red
#EE8172
021
Venetian Red
light vivid red
#F18473
186
Pink Bloom
pale red
#E4C3C5
194
Old Rose
light muted red
#BDA19C
197
Redwood
deep vivid red
#891C06
115
Brown Ochre
mid red
#995A52

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