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Apricot

Grabie Orange warm

Grabie 33 Apricot is a pale vivid orange alcohol marker in the Orange family. It sits in the highlight range, making it well-suited for skin tones, warm earth, sunset. Warm undertones suit skin work, earth tones, and warm-light scenes.

Orange family Warm temperature 79% lightness
Skin tonesWarm earthSunsetTerracottaAutumn leaves
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
Apricot
Color Family
Orange
Temperature
Warm
Lightness
79%
Saturation
91%
Palettes Using This Marker
0

Suggested Blend Ladder

Orange family — layer from shadow to highlight for smooth gradients.

Shadow Side
Golden Brown
Golden Brown L75%
Cider
Cider L77%
Current Marker
33
Apricot L79%
Highlight Side
Coral
Coral L80%
Orange Peel
Orange Peel L80%

Works Well With

Highlights
640
Vanilla
+12 lightness
107
Light Salmon
+13 lightness
Pastel Gray
Pastel Gray
+13 lightness
142
Pale Cream
+15 lightness
Shadows
24
Orange
-12 lightness
44
Yellow Tan
-12 lightness
Coral
Coral
-12 lightness
744
Pastel Orange
-14 lightness
Analogous Colors
93
Burnt Orange
15° hue shift
36
Pastel Orange
15° hue shift
717
Coral Red
15° hue shift
Metallic Gold
Metallic Gold
15° hue shift
Complementary Accent

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

724
Blue Gray
opposite hue
Cerulean
Cerulean
opposite hue
650
Medium Sapphire
opposite hue
183
Phthalo Blue
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where 33 fits the color story by mood and hue.

🌸 Fair & Freckled
Pale peach mid-tone, cool rose in the shadow, warm blush on the bridge of the nose.
Skin Tones
🕊 Warm Ivory
Light skin with a golden lean — candlelight already built in.
Skin Tones
🧺 Laundromat
Tube-lit blue at 11 p.m., dryers tumbling behind a row of orange plastic chairs nobody is in.
Environment
🌱 Spring Market
Saturday stalls under fresh tarps; tulip pinks against a sky no one painted yet.
Seasonal
🍑 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
🏜 Sandy Dune
Warm bleached sand rolling up toward a pale, hazy sky.
Beachy
💌 Giddy Crush
Pink that can't sit still — peach flutter, cheeks doing their own thing.
Emotional

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25
Salmon Pink
light vivid orange
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21
Coral
pale vivid orange
#FDD4B1
133
Orange Brown
pale vivid orange
#FDE0B9
103
Sepia
pale vivid orange
#FBCEB8
696
Light Taupe
pale vivid orange
#F3BD8D
792
Light Gray
pale muted orange
#DDD5CD
607
Olive Gray
pale orange
#E1CFBD
746
Fawn
pale orange
#E9DED0

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