Citrus Delight Color

#d0d557

Citrus Delight is soft, 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 #2f2aa8
Complementary Color #5b56d5
Color Shade: mid yellow (62.38° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 58.82% (better contrasting with black)
Citrus Delight Color Sample
Citrus Delight Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d0d557

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Citrus Delight Color. The Turmeric color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Spring Grass (#d5cb7f) for more calm effect. Try Earls Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5b56d5 is the best complementary color to Citrus Delight. 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 #d0d557 complementary color is Indigo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tacha are #d59b56 and #90d556. Thus found on the left and right of #d0d557 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Di Serria and Conifer colors as they work well with Citrus Delight.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Citrus Delight palette consists of #9b56d5 and #5690d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b56d5). Try Medium Purple and Havelock Blue colors in combination with #d0d557, 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 #d0d557 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 Citrus Delight. Thus Orchid and Viking giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Citrus Delight contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Shamrock, and Cranberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #d0d557 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta 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. Citrus Delight tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#5b56d5) and two others. The Viking is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chestnut Rose – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #56d0d5 and #d55b56.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d0d557 is made of 41% red, 42% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Citrus Delight has a hue angle of 62.38°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 58.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d0d557 is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 49.41% yellow and 16.47% black ink.

HEX #d0d557
RGB Decimal rgb(208,213,87)
RGB Percentage 41%, 42%, 17%
CMYK 1.96, 0, 49.41, 16.47
HSL hsl(62.38,60%,58.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(62.38,59.15%,83.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.7464,-17.9361,60.0659)
XYZ xyz(51.527,61.6865,18.2078)
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