Dark Lemon 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 | #7441e4 |
| Complementary Color | #4e1abe |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (78.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Lemon Lime Color. The Spring Vegetables color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Christi (#67a712) for more energetic effect. Try Yellowish Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4e1abe is the best complementary color to Dark Lemon 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 #8bbe1b complementary color is Purple Heart, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lima are #be9f1a and #39be1a. Thus found on the left and right of #8bbe1b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sahara and Christi colors as they work well with Dark Lemon Lime.
The split-complementary Dark Lemon Lime palette consists of #9f1abe and #1a39be colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e1abe). Try Seance and Persian Blue colors in combination with #8bbe1b, 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 #8bbe1b 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 Lemon Lime. Thus Red Violet and Eastern Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Lemon Lime contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Purple Heart, Mountain Meadow, and Cardinal split by 90° on the color wheel. #8bbe1b square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dark Lemon Lime tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#4e1abe) and two others. The Eastern Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Orange Roughy – 120° from the complementary Purple Heart. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1a8abe and #be4e1a.
In a RGB color space, hex #8bbe1b is made of 39% red, 53% green and 8% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Lemon Lime has a hue angle of 78.77°, a saturation of 75.12% and a lightness of 42.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8bbe1b is made of 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 63.92% yellow and 25.49% black ink.
| HEX | #8bbe1b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,190,27) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 53%, 8% |
| CMYK | 20, 0, 63.92, 25.49 |
| HSL | hsl(78.77,75.12%,42.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(78.77,85.79%,74.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.1424,-38.0087,67.6182) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2587,42.395,7.6779) |