Lime Acid Color

#afff01

Lime Acid 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 #5000fe
Complementary Color #5100ff
Color Shade: cool yellow (78.9° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.2% (better contrasting with black)
Lime Acid Color Sample
Lime Acid Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #afff01

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lime Acid Color. The Alien Armpit 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 King Lime (#add900) for more calm effect. Try High Grass as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5100ff is the best complementary color to Lime Acid. 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 #afff01 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 Lime are #ffcf00 and #2fff00. Thus found on the left and right of #afff01 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Supernova and Harlequin colors as they work well with Lime Acid.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lime Acid palette consists of #cf00ff and #002fff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5100ff). Try Electric Violet and Blue colors in combination with #afff01, 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 #afff01 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 Acid. Thus Hollywood Cerise and Azure Radiance giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lime Acid contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Electric Violet, Bright Turquoise, and Torch Red split by 90° on the color wheel. #afff01 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 Acid tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#5100ff) and two others. The Azure Radiance is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and International Orange – 120° from the complementary Electric Violet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00afff and #ff5000.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #afff01 is made of 41% red, 59% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Lime Acid has a hue angle of 78.9°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #afff01 is made of 31.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.61% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #afff01
RGB Decimal rgb(175,255,1)
RGB Percentage 41%, 59%, 0%
CMYK 31.37, 0, 99.61, 0
HSL hsl(78.9,100%,50.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(78.9,99.61%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(91.9695,-52.6946,88.2405)
XYZ xyz(53.4447,80.6362,12.7762)
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