Atomic Lime Color

#b9ff03

Atomic Lime 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 #4600fc
Complementary Color #4802ff
Color Shade: cool yellow (76.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.59% (better contrasting with black)
Atomic Lime Color Sample
Atomic Lime Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b9ff03

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Atomic Lime Color. The Electric Leaf 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 Overgrown (#88dd00) for more calm effect. Try Alien Armpit as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4802ff is the best complementary color to Atomic 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 #b9ff03 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 #ffc602 and #3bff02. Thus found on the left and right of #b9ff03 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Supernova and Harlequin colors as they work well with Atomic Lime.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Atomic Lime palette consists of #c602ff and #023aff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4802ff). Try Electric Violet and Blue Ribbon colors in combination with #b9ff03, 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 #b9ff03 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 Atomic Lime. Thus Shocking Pink and Dodger Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Atomic Lime contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Electric Violet, Bright Turquoise, and Torch Red split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9ff03 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. Atomic Lime tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#4802ff) and two others. The Dodger Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vermilion – 120° from the complementary Electric Violet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #02b8ff and #ff4802.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b9ff03 is made of 42% red, 58% green and 1% blue. In a HSL mode Atomic Lime has a hue angle of 76.67°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9ff03 is made of 27.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.82% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #b9ff03
RGB Decimal rgb(185,255,3)
RGB Percentage 42%, 58%, 1%
CMYK 27.45, 0, 98.82, 0
HSL hsl(76.67,100%,50.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(76.67,98.82%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(92.5046,-49.0652,88.7391)
XYZ xyz(55.784,81.8409,12.9429)
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