Golden Lime 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 | #6568c7 |
| Complementary Color | #373a9a |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (58.16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 41.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Golden Lime Color. The Verdant color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Peas Please (#8c7f3c) for more calm effect. Try Woodbine as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#373a9a is the best complementary color to Golden Lime. 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 #9a9738 complementary color is Chambray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sycamore are #9a6637 and #6b9a37. Thus found on the left and right of #9a9738 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sepia Skin and Sushi colors as they work well with Golden Lime.
The split-complementary Golden Lime palette consists of #65379a and #376b9a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#373a9a). Try Royal Purple and Calypso colors in combination with #9a9738, 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 #9a9738 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 Golden Lime. Thus Vivid Violet and Keppel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Golden Lime contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chambray, Chateau Green, and Rouge split by 90° on the color wheel. #9a9738 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Golden Lime tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#373a9a) and two others. The Keppel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stiletto – 120° from the complementary Chambray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #379a97 and #9a373a.
In a RGB color space, hex #9a9738 is made of 43% red, 42% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Golden Lime has a hue angle of 58.16°, a saturation of 46.67% and a lightness of 41.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9a9738 is made of 0% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 38.43% yellow and 39.61% black ink.
| HEX | #9a9738 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(154,151,56) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 42%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.17, 38.43, 39.61 |
| HSL | hsl(58.16,46.67%,41.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(58.16,63.64%,60.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.0356,-11.2352,48.8045) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1068,29.2888,8.0714) |