Acid Lime is soft, 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 | #4520cf |
| Complementary Color | #552fdf |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (72.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.14% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Acid Lime Color. The Atlantis 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 Rio Grande (#b7c61a) for more energetic effect. Try Key Lime Pie as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#552fdf is the best complementary color to Acid 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 #badf30 complementary color is Purple Heart, 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 Pear are #dfac2f and #62df2f. Thus found on the left and right of #badf30 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Golden Grass and Lima colors as they work well with Acid Lime.
The split-complementary Acid Lime palette consists of #ac2fdf and #2f62df colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#552fdf). Try Purple Heart and Royal Blue colors in combination with #badf30, 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 #badf30 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 Acid Lime. Thus Cerise and Scooter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Acid Lime contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Purple Heart, Turquoise, and Cerise Red split by 90° on the color wheel. #badf30 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. Acid Lime tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#552fdf) and two others. The Scooter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Flame Pea – 120° from the complementary Purple Heart. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2fb9df and #df552f.
In a RGB color space, hex #badf30 is made of 41% red, 49% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Acid Lime has a hue angle of 72.69°, a saturation of 73.22% and a lightness of 53.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #badf30 is made of 14.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.63% yellow and 12.55% black ink.
| HEX | #badf30 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(186,223,48) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 49%, 11% |
| CMYK | 14.51, 0, 68.63, 12.55 |
| HSL | hsl(72.69,73.22%,53.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(72.69,78.48%,87.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.667,-33.7328,74.4995) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.1709,63.4279,12.5529) |