Limetta is soft, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #7165de |
| Complementary Color | #2c209a |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (65.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Limetta Color. The Fusion color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Green Neon (#b2ac31) for more calm effect. Try New Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2c209a is the best complementary color to Limetta. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8e9a21 complementary color is Jacksons Purple, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Citron are #9a6920 and #519a20. Thus found on the left and right of #8e9a21 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kumera and Vida Loca colors as they work well with Limetta.
The split-complementary Limetta palette consists of #69209a and #20519a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2c209a). Try Seance and Matisse colors in combination with #8e9a21, 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 #8e9a21 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Limetta. Thus Violet Eggplant and Eastern Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Limetta contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jacksons Purple, Eucalyptus, and Disco split by 90° on the color wheel. #8e9a21 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Limetta tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#2c209a) and two others. The Eastern Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Prairie Sand – 120° from the complementary Jacksons Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #208e9a and #9a2c20.
In a RGB color space, hex #8e9a21 is made of 43% red, 47% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Limetta has a hue angle of 65.95°, a saturation of 64.71% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8e9a21 is made of 4.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 47.45% yellow and 39.61% black ink.
| HEX | #8e9a21 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(142,154,33) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 47%, 10% |
| CMYK | 4.7, 0, 47.45, 39.61 |
| HSL | hsl(65.95,64.71%,36.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(65.95,78.57%,60.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.7567,-19.3359,57.0027) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9854,28.9718,5.8195) |