Lime Color

#aaff32

Lime is vivid, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #5500cd
Complementary Color #8631ff
Color Shade: cool yellow (84.88° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 59.8% (better contrasting with black)
Lime Color Sample
Lime Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #aaff32

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lime Color. The French Lime color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Radium (#7fff00) for more calm effect. Try Yellow Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8631ff is the best complementary color to Lime. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aaff32 complementary color is Electric Violet, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Green Yellow are #ffed31 and #43ff31. Thus found on the left and right of #aaff32 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Golden Fizz and Harlequin colors as they work well with Lime.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lime palette consists of #ed31ff and #3143ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8631ff). Try Heliotrope and Blue Ribbon colors in combination with #aaff32, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #aaff32 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lime. Thus Persian Rose and Dodger Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lime contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Electric Violet, Cyan / Aqua, and Coral Red split by 90° on the color wheel. #aaff32 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lime tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#8631ff) and two others. The Dodger Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Crusta – 120° from the complementary Electric Violet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #31a9ff and #ff8631.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #aaff32 is made of 36% red, 54% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Lime has a hue angle of 84.88°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 59.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aaff32 is made of 33.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.39% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #aaff32
RGB Decimal rgb(170,255,50)
RGB Percentage 36%, 54%, 11%
CMYK 33.33, 0, 80.39, 0
HSL hsl(84.88,100%,59.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(84.88,80.39%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(91.8177,-53.4123,80.9551)
XYZ xyz(52.9133,80.2963,15.7275)
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