Laudable Lime Color

#8cbf6f

Laudable Lime is calm, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan

Inverse Color #734090
Complementary Color #a26fbf
Color Shade: yellow green (98.25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 59.22% (better contrasting with white)
Laudable Lime Color Sample
Laudable Lime Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8cbf6f

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Laudable Lime Color. The Arcadian Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Techno Green (#69ac58) for more calm effect. Try Fresh Lettuce as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a26fbf is the best complementary color to Laudable Lime. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8cbf6f complementary color is Wisteria, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Olivine are #b4bf6f and #6fbf7a. Thus found on the left and right of #8cbf6f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wild Willow and De York colors as they work well with Laudable Lime.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Laudable Lime palette consists of #bf6fb3 and #7a6fbf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a26fbf). Try Fuchsia Pink and Blue Marguerite colors in combination with #8cbf6f, 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 #8cbf6f offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Laudable Lime. Thus Turkish Rose and Ship Cove giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Laudable Lime contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wisteria, Glacier, and Contessa split by 90° on the color wheel. #8cbf6f square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid 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. Laudable Lime tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#a26fbf) and two others. The Ship Cove is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gimblet – 120° from the complementary Wisteria. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6f8cbf and #bfa26f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8cbf6f is made of 32% red, 43% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Laudable Lime has a hue angle of 98.25°, a saturation of 38.46% and a lightness of 59.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8cbf6f is made of 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.37% yellow and 25.1% black ink.

HEX #8cbf6f
RGB Decimal rgb(140,191,111)
RGB Percentage 32%, 43%, 25%
CMYK 20, 0, 31.37, 25.1
HSL hsl(98.25,38.46%,59.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(98.25,41.88%,74.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.2183,-31.2773,35.0521)
XYZ xyz(32.3153,43.9847,21.8256)
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