Lickety Split Color

#c3d997

Lickety Split is pale, 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 #3c2668
Complementary Color #ad97d8
Color Shade: cool yellow (80° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 72.16% (better contrasting with black)
Lickety Split Color Sample
Lickety Split Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c3d997

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lickety Split Color. The Fashion Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Aloe Cream (#dbe5b9) for more calm effect. Try Spring Glow as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ad97d8 is the best complementary color to Lickety Split. 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 #c3d997 complementary color is Cold Purple, 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 #d8cd97 and #a2d897. Thus found on the left and right of #c3d997 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Winter Hazel and Feijoa colors as they work well with Lickety Split.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lickety Split palette consists of #cd97d8 and #97a2d8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ad97d8). Try Light Wisteria and Cold Purple colors in combination with #c3d997, 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 #c3d997 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 Lickety Split. Thus Can Can and Aqua Island giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lickety Split contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Purple, Sinbad, and Can Can split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3d997 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. Lickety Split tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#ad97d8) and two others. The Aqua Island is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cameo – 120° from the complementary Cold Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #97c2d8 and #d8ad97.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c3d997 is made of 35% red, 39% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Lickety Split has a hue angle of 80°, a saturation of 46.48% and a lightness of 72.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3d997 is made of 8.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.88% yellow and 14.9% black ink.

HEX #c3d997
RGB Decimal rgb(195,217,151)
RGB Percentage 35%, 39%, 27%
CMYK 8.63, 0, 25.88, 14.9
HSL hsl(80,46.48%,72.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(80,30.41%,85.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.685,-18.3805,30.152)
XYZ xyz(52.9044,63.4622,38.7392)
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