Citrus 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 | #6048f5 |
| Complementary Color | #2109b7 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (68.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Citrus Color. The Devil's Flower Mantis color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Papyrus (#999911) for more calm effect. Try Moot Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2109b7 is the best complementary color to Citrus. 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 #9fb70a complementary color is Dark Blue, 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 Pistachio are #b77809 and #48b709. Thus found on the left and right of #9fb70a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hot Toddy and Christi colors as they work well with Citrus.
The split-complementary Citrus palette consists of #7809b7 and #0948b7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2109b7). Try Purple and Cobalt colors in combination with #9fb70a, 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 #9fb70a 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 Citrus. Thus Violet Eggplant and Bondi Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Citrus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dark Blue, Niagara, and Shiraz split by 90° on the color wheel. #9fb70a 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. Citrus tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#2109b7) and two others. The Bondi Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Milano Red – 120° from the complementary Dark Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #099eb7 and #b72109.
In a RGB color space, hex #9fb70a is made of 45% red, 52% green and 3% blue. In a HSL mode Citrus has a hue angle of 68.32°, a saturation of 89.64% and a lightness of 37.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9fb70a is made of 9.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.84% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #9fb70a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(159,183,10) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 52%, 3% |
| CMYK | 9.41, 0, 67.84, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(68.32,89.64%,37.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(68.32,94.54%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.3576,-27.0007,70.3197) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2863,41.2598,6.6021) |