Citrus 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 | #5e3af5 |
| Complementary Color | #2d09c5 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (71.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Citrus Color. The Green Cacophony color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lush Green (#bbee00) for more energetic effect. Try Virtual Golf as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2d09c5 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 #a1c50a 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 Citrus are #c58b09 and #43c509. Thus found on the left and right of #a1c50a 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 #8b09c5 and #0943c5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2d09c5). Try Electric Violet and Cobalt colors in combination with #a1c50a, 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 #a1c50a 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 Red Violet and Cerulean giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Citrus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dark Blue, Caribbean Green, and Shiraz split by 90° on the color wheel. #a1c50a 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 (#2d09c5) and two others. The Cerulean is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tia Maria – 120° from the complementary Dark Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #09a0c5 and #c52d09.
In a RGB color space, hex #a1c50a is made of 44% red, 54% green and 3% blue. In a HSL mode Citrus has a hue angle of 71.55°, a saturation of 90.34% and a lightness of 40.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a1c50a is made of 14.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 73.33% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #a1c50a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(161,197,10) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 54%, 3% |
| CMYK | 14.11, 0, 73.33, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(71.55,90.34%,40.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(71.55,94.92%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.5285,-32.7883,73.6219) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.719,47.5315,7.6318) |