French Lime is vivid, 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 | #3f00ff |
| Complementary Color | #3e00ff |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (74.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to French Lime Color. The King Lime 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 soft alternative called Vivid Lime Green (#a6d608) for more calm effect. Try Octarine as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3e00ff is the best complementary color to French 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 #c0ff00 complementary color is Blue, 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 Lime are #ffbe00 and #40ff00. Thus found on the left and right of #c0ff00 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amber and Harlequin colors as they work well with French Lime.
The split-complementary French Lime palette consists of #be00ff and #0040ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e00ff). Try Electric Violet and Blue Ribbon colors in combination with #c0ff00, 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 #c0ff00 offers a combination of warm magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the French Lime. Thus Purple Pizzazz and Cerulean giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of French Lime contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue, Bright Turquoise, and Torch Red split by 90° on the color wheel. #c0ff00 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. French Lime tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#3e00ff) and two others. The Cerulean is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vermilion – 120° from the complementary Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00c0ff and #ff3f00.
In a RGB color space, hex #c0ff00 is made of 43% red, 57% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode French Lime has a hue angle of 74.82°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c0ff00 is made of 24.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #c0ff00 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(192,255,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 57%, 0% |
| CMYK | 24.71, 0, 100, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(74.82,100%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(74.82,100%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.8946,-46.5013,89.4255) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.4982,82.7265,12.9373) |