King Lime is vibrant, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #5226ff |
| Complementary Color | #2c00d9 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (72.17° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.55% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to King Lime Color. The Citron Goby 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 Dancing-Lady Orchid (#dfff00) for more calm effect. Try Dark Lime as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2c00d9 is the best complementary color to King Lime. 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 #add900 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 Rio Grande are #d99800 and #40d900. Thus found on the left and right of #add900 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Buddha Gold and Harlequin colors as they work well with King Lime.
The split-complementary King Lime palette consists of #9800d9 and #0040d9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2c00d9). Try Electric Violet and Science Blue colors in combination with #add900, 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 #add900 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 King Lime. Thus Hollywood Cerise and Cerulean giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of King Lime contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dark Blue, Caribbean Green, and Monza split by 90° on the color wheel. #add900 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. King Lime tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#2c00d9) and two others. The Cerulean is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Grenadier – 120° from the complementary Dark Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00acd9 and #d92b00.
In a RGB color space, hex #add900 is made of 44% red, 56% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode King Lime has a hue angle of 72.17°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 42.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #add900 is made of 17.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 85.1% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #add900 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,217,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 56%, 0% |
| CMYK | 17.26, 0, 85.1, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(72.17,100%,42.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(72.17,100%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.0215,-37.2177,79.9079) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0464,58.5099,9.0775) |