Lemongrass is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #3a59a7 |
| Complementary Color | #5877c5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.94° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Lemongrass Color. The Havana Cigar color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Brass Yellow (#b58735) for more energetic effect. Try Bamboo Yellow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5877c5 is the best complementary color to Lemongrass. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c5a658 complementary color is Indigo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sundance are #c56f58 and #adc558. Thus found on the left and right of #c5a658 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown and Celery colors as they work well with Lemongrass.
The split-complementary Lemongrass palette consists of #6f58c5 and #58adc5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5877c5). Try Fuchsia Blue and Fountain Blue colors in combination with #c5a658, 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 #c5a658 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lemongrass. Thus Amethyst and Puerto Rico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lemongrass contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Emerald, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5a658 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lemongrass tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5877c5) and two others. The Puerto Rico is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #58c5a6 and #c55876.
In a RGB color space, hex #c5a658 is made of 44% red, 37% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Lemongrass has a hue angle of 42.94°, a saturation of 48.44% and a lightness of 55.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5a658 is made of 0% cyan, 12.15% magenta, 42.74% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #c5a658 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(197,166,88) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 37%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.15, 42.74, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(42.94,48.44%,55.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.94,55.33%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.3607,1.7723,44.113) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4236,39.8473,14.8987) |