Lemon Ginger Color

#968428

Lemon Ginger is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #697bd7
Complementary Color #283996
Color Shade: warm yellow (50.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 37.25% (better contrasting with white)
Lemon Ginger Color Sample
Lemon Ginger Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #968428

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lemon Ginger Color. The Lemon Ginger color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Marigold (#b98d28) for more energetic effect. Try Honey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#283996 is the best complementary color to Lemon Ginger. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #968428 complementary color is Bay of Many, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Luxor Gold are #964d28 and #719628. Thus found on the left and right of #968428 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paarl and Olive Drab colors as they work well with Lemon Ginger.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lemon Ginger palette consists of #4d2896 and #287196 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#283996). Try Daisy Bush and Jelly Bean colors in combination with #968428, 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 #968428 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lemon Ginger. Thus Seance and Lochinvar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lemon Ginger contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bay of Many, Eucalyptus, and Royal Heath split by 90° on the color wheel. #968428 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta 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. Lemon Ginger tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#283996) and two others. The Lochinvar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stiletto – 120° from the complementary Bay of Many. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #289684 and #962839.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #968428 is made of 47% red, 41% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Lemon Ginger has a hue angle of 50.18°, a saturation of 57.89% and a lightness of 37.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #968428 is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 43.13% yellow and 41.18% black ink.

HEX #968428
RGB Decimal rgb(150,132,40)
RGB Percentage 47%, 41%, 12%
CMYK 0, 7.06, 43.13, 41.18
HSL hsl(50.18,57.89%,37.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(50.18,73.33%,58.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.216,-3.6807,49.5058)
XYZ xyz(21.2119,23.1398,5.3559)
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