Lima Green is pale, 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 | #4e4878 |
| Complementary Color | #8c87b7 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (67.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lima Green Color. The Renkon Beige color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Herbal Garden (#9cad60) for more energetic effect. Try Palm as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8c87b7 is the best complementary color to Lima Green. 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 #b1b787 complementary color is Lavender Purple, 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 Swamp Green are #b7a587 and #99b787. Thus found on the left and right of #b1b787 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mongoose and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Lima Green.
The split-complementary Lima Green palette consists of #a587b7 and #8799b7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c87b7). Try Lavender Purple and Bali Hai colors in combination with #b1b787, 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 #b1b787 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 Lima Green. Thus Bouquet and Gulf Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lima Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lavender Purple, Acapulco, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b1b787 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. Lima Green tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#8c87b7) and two others. The Gulf Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brandy Rose – 120° from the complementary Lavender Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #87b1b7 and #b78d87.
In a RGB color space, hex #b1b787 is made of 36% red, 37% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Lima Green has a hue angle of 67.5°, a saturation of 25% and a lightness of 62.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b1b787 is made of 2.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.82% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #b1b787 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(177,183,135) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 37%, 27% |
| CMYK | 2.35, 0, 18.82, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(67.5,25%,62.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(67.5,26.23%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.8678,-10.119,23.7735) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4381,44.9634,29.5219) |