Dark Lime Color

#84b701

Dark Lime is vibrant, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #7b48fe
Complementary Color #3400b7
Color Shade: cool yellow (76.81° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.08% (better contrasting with white)
Dark Lime Color Sample
Dark Lime Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #84b701

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Lime Color. The Green Minions color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Electric Leaf (#89dd01) for more energetic effect. Try Overgrown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3400b7 is the best complementary color to Dark Lime. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #84b701 complementary color is Dark Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Limeade are #b78e00 and #28b700. Thus found on the left and right of #84b701 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pirate Gold and Limeade colors as they work well with Dark Lime.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dark Lime palette consists of #8e00b7 and #0028b7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3400b7). Try Purple and International Klein Blue colors in combination with #84b701, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #84b701 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dark Lime. Thus Flirt and Bondi Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dark Lime contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dark Blue, Persian Green, and Monza split by 90° on the color wheel. #84b701 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dark Lime tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#3400b7) and two others. The Bondi Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fire – 120° from the complementary Dark Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0084b7 and #b73300.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #84b701 is made of 42% red, 58% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Lime has a hue angle of 76.81°, a saturation of 98.91% and a lightness of 36.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #84b701 is made of 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 71.37% yellow and 28.24% black ink.

HEX #84b701
RGB Decimal rgb(132,183,1)
RGB Percentage 42%, 58%, 0%
CMYK 20, 0, 71.37, 28.24
HSL hsl(76.81,98.91%,36.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(76.81,99.45%,71.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.5877,-38.1463,69.235)
XYZ xyz(26.4547,38.7747,6.1187)
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