Lime Peel is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #393e6e |
| Complementary Color | #9196c6 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (54.34° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lime Peel Color. The Montezuma color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Green Fig (#b3a476) for more calm effect. Try Woolen Vest as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9196c6 is the best complementary color to Lime Peel. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c6c191 complementary color is Blue Bell, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Indian Khaki are #c6a691 and #b0c691. Thus found on the left and right of #c6c191 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Indian Khaki and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Lime Peel.
The split-complementary Lime Peel palette consists of #a691c6 and #91b0c6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9196c6). Try East Side and Nepal colors in combination with #c6c191, 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 #c6c191 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lime Peel. Thus East Side and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lime Peel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bell, Shadow Green, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6c191 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lime Peel tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#9196c6) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oriental Pink – 120° from the complementary Blue Bell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #91c6c1 and #c69196.
In a RGB color space, hex #c6c191 is made of 37% red, 36% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Lime Peel has a hue angle of 54.34°, a saturation of 31.74% and a lightness of 67.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6c191 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 20.79% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #c6c191 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(198,193,145) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 36%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 20.79, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(54.34,31.74%,67.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(54.34,26.77%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.3943,-5.8619,24.8613) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.4695,52.19,34.3598) |