Lime Rickey Color

#afb96a

Lime Rickey is calm, 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 #504695
Complementary Color #7369b9
Color Shade: mid yellow (67.59° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 57.06% (better contrasting with white)
Lime Rickey Color Sample
Lime Rickey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #afb96a

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lime Rickey Color. The Do Not Disturb color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Deco (#cccf82) for more energetic effect. Try Margarita as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7369b9 is the best complementary color to Lime Rickey. 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 #afb96a complementary color is Blue Violet, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gimblet are #b99b69 and #87b969. Thus found on the left and right of #afb96a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Teak and Olivine colors as they work well with Lime Rickey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lime Rickey palette consists of #9b69b9 and #6987b9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7369b9). Try Wisteria and Ship Cove colors in combination with #afb96a, 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 #afb96a 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 Lime Rickey. Thus Fuchsia Pink and Tradewind giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lime Rickey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Violet, Silver Tree, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #afb96a square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta 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 Rickey tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#7369b9) and two others. The Tradewind is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Contessa – 120° from the complementary Blue Violet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #69afb9 and #b97369.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #afb96a is made of 38% red, 40% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Lime Rickey has a hue angle of 67.59°, a saturation of 36.07% and a lightness of 57.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #afb96a is made of 3.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.98% yellow and 27.45% black ink.

HEX #afb96a
RGB Decimal rgb(175,185,106)
RGB Percentage 38%, 40%, 23%
CMYK 3.92, 0, 30.98, 27.45
HSL hsl(67.59,36.07%,57.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(67.59,42.7%,72.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.7947,-15.5936,38.8209)
XYZ xyz(37.6297,44.8525,20.3098)
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