Muted Lime is calm, 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 | #2e3783 |
| Complementary Color | #7c84d1 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (53.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Muted Lime Color. The Parsnip color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Ground Ginger (#d9ca9f) for more calm effect. Try Gold Gleam as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7c84d1 is the best complementary color to Muted Lime. 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 #d1c87c complementary color is Moody Blue, 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 Straw are #d19d7c and #afd17c. Thus found on the left and right of #d1c87c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching My Pink and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Muted Lime.
The split-complementary Muted Lime palette consists of #9d7cd1 and #7cafd1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c84d1). Try Lilac Bush and Half Baked colors in combination with #d1c87c, 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 #d1c87c 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 Muted Lime. Thus Lavender and Monte Carlo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Muted Lime contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Moody Blue, Vista Blue, and Hopbush split by 90° on the color wheel. #d1c87c 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. Muted Lime tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#7c84d1) and two others. The Monte Carlo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and New York Pink – 120° from the complementary Moody Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7cd1c8 and #d17c85.
In a RGB color space, hex #d1c87c is made of 39% red, 38% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Muted Lime has a hue angle of 53.65°, a saturation of 48.02% and a lightness of 65.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d1c87c is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 18.04% black ink.
| HEX | #d1c87c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(209,200,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 38%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 33.33, 18.04 |
| HSL | hsl(53.65,48.02%,65.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(53.65,40.67%,81.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.7951,-7.7095,39.0909) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.5869,56.3191,27.2732) |