Citrus Peel 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 | #484494 |
| Complementary Color | #6e6abb |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Citrus Peel Color. The Brimstone Butterfly color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lentil Sprout (#aba44d) for more energetic effect. Try Do Not Disturb as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6e6abb is the best complementary color to Citrus Peel. 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 #b7bb6b complementary color is Blue Violet, 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 Gimblet are #bb966a and #8fbb6a. Thus found on the left and right of #b7bb6b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Muddy Waters and Olivine colors as they work well with Citrus Peel.
The split-complementary Citrus Peel palette consists of #966abb and #6a8ebb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6e6abb). Try Wisteria and Ship Cove colors in combination with #b7bb6b, 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 #b7bb6b 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 Citrus Peel. Thus Fuchsia Pink and Tradewind giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Citrus Peel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Violet, Silver Tree, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7bb6b 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. Citrus Peel tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#6e6abb) 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 #6ab6bb and #bb6e6a.
In a RGB color space, hex #b7bb6b is made of 38% red, 39% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Citrus Peel has a hue angle of 63°, a saturation of 37.04% and a lightness of 57.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7bb6b is made of 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.37% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #b7bb6b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(183,187,107) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 39%, 22% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 0, 31.37, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(63,37.04%,57.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(63,42.78%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.9778,-13.2892,39.926) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9526,46.6695,20.8123) |