Stay in Lime is calm, 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 | #6053a3 |
| Complementary Color | #695cac |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (69.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Stay in Lime Color. The Vesuvian Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called April Hills (#909245) for more energetic effect. Try Pretty Maiden as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#695cac is the best complementary color to Stay in Lime. 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 #9fac5c complementary color is Scampi, 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 Green Smoke are #ac915c and #77ac5c. Thus found on the left and right of #9fac5c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Muesli and Chelsea Cucumber colors as they work well with Stay in Lime.
The split-complementary Stay in Lime palette consists of #915cac and #5c76ac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#695cac). Try Wisteria and Waikawa Gray colors in combination with #9fac5c, 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 #9fac5c 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 Stay in Lime. Thus Tapestry and Hippie Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Stay in Lime contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scampi, Silver Tree, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #9fac5c 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. Stay in Lime tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#695cac) and two others. The Hippie Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Matrix – 120° from the complementary Scampi. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5c9fac and #ac695c.
In a RGB color space, hex #9fac5c is made of 38% red, 41% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Stay in Lime has a hue angle of 69.75°, a saturation of 32.52% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9fac5c is made of 5.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.37% yellow and 32.55% black ink.
| HEX | #9fac5c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(159,172,92) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 41%, 22% |
| CMYK | 5.1, 0, 31.37, 32.55 |
| HSL | hsl(69.75,32.52%,51.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(69.75,46.51%,67.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.7609,-16.9298,39.4076) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9824,37.6487,15.7592) |