Livid Lime Color

#b8e100

Livid Lime is vibrant, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan

Inverse Color #471eff
Complementary Color #2900e1
Color Shade: mid yellow (70.93° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 44.12% (better contrasting with black)
Livid Lime Color Sample
Livid Lime Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b8e100

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Livid Lime Color. The Banana Flash color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Huáng Sè Yellow (#f0f20c) for more calm effect. Try Bright Olive as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#2900e1 is the best complementary color to Livid Lime. 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 #b8e100 complementary color is Dark Blue, 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 Rio Grande are #e19900 and #47e100. Thus found on the left and right of #b8e100 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tangerine and Harlequin colors as they work well with Livid Lime.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Livid Lime palette consists of #9900e1 and #0047e1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2900e1). Try Electric Violet and Science Blue colors in combination with #b8e100, 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 #b8e100 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 Livid Lime. Thus Hollywood Cerise and Cerulean giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Livid Lime contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dark Blue, Caribbean Green, and Red Ribbon split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8e100 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. Livid Lime tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#2900e1) and two others. The Cerulean is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Grenadier – 120° from the complementary Dark Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00b7e1 and #e12900.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b8e100 is made of 45% red, 55% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Livid Lime has a hue angle of 70.93°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 44.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8e100 is made of 16.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.24% yellow and 11.76% black ink.

HEX #b8e100
RGB Decimal rgb(184,225,0)
RGB Percentage 45%, 55%, 0%
CMYK 16.08, 0, 88.24, 11.76
HSL hsl(70.93,100%,44.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(70.93,100%,88.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.987,-36.4552,82.4573)
XYZ xyz(46.6924,64.0408,9.9002)
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