Old Lime is calm, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #513a8e |
| Complementary Color | #8871c4 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (76.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Lime Color. The Rainforest Glow color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Usumoegi Green (#8db255) for more calm effect. Try Stay in Lime as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8871c4 is the best complementary color to Old 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 #aec571 complementary color is Blue Marguerite, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Wild Willow are #c4b271 and #84c471. Thus found on the left and right of #aec571 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Laser and Mantis colors as they work well with Old Lime.
The split-complementary Old Lime palette consists of #b271c4 and #7183c4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8871c4). Try Amethyst and Ship Cove colors in combination with #aec571, 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 #aec571 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 Old Lime. Thus Hopbush and Glacier giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Old Lime contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Marguerite, Monte Carlo, and Contessa split by 90° on the color wheel. #aec571 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Old Lime tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#8871c4) and two others. The Glacier is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Antique Brass – 120° from the complementary Blue Marguerite. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #71adc4 and #c48871.
In a RGB color space, hex #aec571 is made of 36% red, 41% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Old Lime has a hue angle of 76.43°, a saturation of 42% and a lightness of 60.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aec571 is made of 9.01% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.94% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #aec571 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,197,113) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 41%, 23% |
| CMYK | 9.01, 0, 32.94, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(76.43,42%,60.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(76.43,42.64%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.145,-21.2297,39.4699) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4024,50.1234,23.1681) |