Dark Citron 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 | #54f |
| Complementary Color | #1000bb |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (65.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Citron Color. The High Grass 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 soft alternative called Octarine (#ccdd00) for more calm effect. Try Slimer Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1000bb is the best complementary color to Dark Citron. 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 #ab0 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 White are #bb6e00 and #4cbb00. Thus found on the left and right of #ab0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Indochine and Limeade colors as they work well with Dark Citron.
The split-complementary Dark Citron palette consists of #6e00bb and #004cbb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1000bb). Try Purple and Cobalt colors in combination with #ab0, 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 #ab0 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 Dark Citron. Thus Flirt and Pacific Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Citron contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dark Blue, Jade, and Lipstick split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab0 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. Dark Citron tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#1000bb) and two others. The Pacific Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Guardsman Red – 120° from the complementary Dark Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00a9bb and #bb1000.
In a RGB color space, hex #aabb00 is made of 48% red, 52% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Citron has a hue angle of 65.45°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aabb00 is made of 6.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 73.33% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #aabb00 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,187,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 52%, 0% |
| CMYK | 6.66, 0, 73.33, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(65.45,100%,36.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(65.45,100%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.2864,-24.4023,73.2619) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3479,44.0867,6.6993) |