Lima is soft, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan
| Inverse Color | #56068e |
| Complementary Color | #c170f9 |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (95.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.98% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Lima Color. The Green Incandescence color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Irradiated Green (#aaff55) for more energetic effect. Try Pistachio Mousse as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c170f9 is the best complementary color to Lima. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a9f971 complementary color is Heliotrope, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sulu are #edf970 and #70f97c. Thus found on the left and right of #a9f971 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Canary and Screamin' Green colors as they work well with Lima.
The split-complementary Lima palette consists of #f970ec and #7c70f9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c170f9). Try Blush Pink and Cornflower Blue colors in combination with #a9f971, 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 #a9f971 offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lima. Thus Tickle Me Pink and Malibu giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lima contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heliotrope, Malibu, and Froly split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9f971 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lima tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#c170f9) and two others. The Malibu is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rajah – 120° from the complementary Heliotrope. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #70a8f9 and #f9c170.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9f971 is made of 32% red, 47% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Lima has a hue angle of 95.29°, a saturation of 91.89% and a lightness of 70.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9f971 is made of 31.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 53.34% yellow and 2.35% black ink.
| HEX | #a9f971 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,249,113) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 47%, 21% |
| CMYK | 31.38, 0, 53.34, 2.35 |
| HSL | hsl(95.29,91.89%,70.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(95.29,54.62%,97.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.4956,-46.9244,56.8044) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.2185,77.3786,27.7534) |