Pastel Lime Color

#b9d786

Pastel Lime is calm, 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 #462879
Complementary Color #a485d7
Color Shade: cool yellow (82.22° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 68.43% (better contrasting with black)
Pastel Lime Color Sample
Pastel Lime Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b9d786

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pastel Lime Color. The Green Glow color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Butterfly (#cadea5) for more calm effect. Try Lettuce Alone as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a485d7 is the best complementary color to Pastel Lime. 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 #b9d786 complementary color is Lilac Bush, 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 Deco are #d7cc85 and #90d785. Thus found on the left and right of #b9d786 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Straw and Feijoa colors as they work well with Pastel Lime.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pastel Lime palette consists of #cc85d7 and #8590d7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a485d7). Try Lavender and Chetwode Blue colors in combination with #b9d786, 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 #b9d786 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 Pastel Lime. Thus Shocking and Half Baked giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pastel Lime contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lilac Bush, Bermuda, and New York Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9d786 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. Pastel Lime tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#a485d7) and two others. The Half Baked is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and My Pink – 120° from the complementary Lilac Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #85b8d7 and #d7a485.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b9d786 is made of 35% red, 40% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Pastel Lime has a hue angle of 82.22°, a saturation of 50.31% and a lightness of 68.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9d786 is made of 11.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.76% yellow and 15.69% black ink.

HEX #b9d786
RGB Decimal rgb(185,215,134)
RGB Percentage 35%, 40%, 25%
CMYK 11.76, 0, 31.76, 15.69
HSL hsl(82.22,50.31%,68.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(82.22,37.67%,84.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.1829,-23.3473,36.7311)
XYZ xyz(48.6111,60.6364,31.6962)
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