Bitter 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 | #3000ff |
| Complementary Color | #3000ff |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (71.29° 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 Bitter Lime Color. The High Grass 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 Slimer Green (#aadd00) for more calm effect. Try Octarine as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3000ff is the best complementary color to Bitter 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 #cfff00 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 Electric Lime are #ffaf00 and #4fff00. Thus found on the left and right of #cfff00 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Yellow Sea and Harlequin colors as they work well with Bitter Lime.
The split-complementary Bitter Lime palette consists of #af00ff and #004fff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3000ff). Try Electric Violet and Blue Ribbon colors in combination with #cfff00, 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 #cfff00 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 Bitter Lime. Thus Purple Pizzazz and Cyan / Aqua giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bitter Lime contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue, Spring Green, and Torch Red split by 90° on the color wheel. #cfff00 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. Bitter Lime tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#3000ff) and two others. The Cyan / Aqua is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Scarlet – 120° from the complementary Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00ceff and #ff3000.
In a RGB color space, hex #cfff00 is made of 45% red, 55% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Bitter Lime has a hue angle of 71.29°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cfff00 is made of 18.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #cfff00 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(207,255,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 55%, 0% |
| CMYK | 18.82, 0, 100, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(71.29,100%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(71.29,100%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.7906,-40.7907,90.4991) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.4921,84.7854,13.1242) |