New Limerick Color

#9dc209

New Limerick is vibrant, 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 #623df6
Complementary Color #2d09c1
Color Shade: mid yellow (72° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 39.8% (better contrasting with white)
New Limerick Color Sample
New Limerick Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9dc209

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to New Limerick Color. The Noxious color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bitter Lemon (#cae00d) for more calm effect. Try Sour Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#2d09c1 is the best complementary color to New Limerick. 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 #9dc209 complementary color is Dark Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pistachio are #c18a09 and #40c109. Thus found on the left and right of #9dc209 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hot Toddy and Christi colors as they work well with New Limerick.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary New Limerick palette consists of #8a09c1 and #0940c1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2d09c1). Try Purple and Cobalt colors in combination with #9dc209, 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 #9dc209 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 New Limerick. Thus Red Violet and Cerulean giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of New Limerick contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dark Blue, Caribbean Green, and Shiraz split by 90° on the color wheel. #9dc209 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red 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. New Limerick tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#2d09c1) and two others. The Cerulean is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rock Spray – 120° from the complementary Dark Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #099cc1 and #c12e09.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9dc209 is made of 44% red, 54% green and 3% blue. In a HSL mode New Limerick has a hue angle of 72°, a saturation of 91.13% and a lightness of 39.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9dc209 is made of 14.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.55% yellow and 23.92% black ink.

HEX #9dc209
RGB Decimal rgb(157,194,9)
RGB Percentage 44%, 54%, 3%
CMYK 14.51, 0, 72.55, 23.92
HSL hsl(72,91.13%,39.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(72,95.36%,76.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.397,-33.0399,72.732)
XYZ xyz(33.2457,45.7714,7.341)
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