Bitter Lemon Color

#d2db32

Bitter Lemon 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 #2d24cd
Complementary Color #3a31db
Color Shade: mid yellow (63.2° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.75% (better contrasting with black)
Bitter Lemon Color Sample
Bitter Lemon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d2db32

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Bitter Lemon Color. The Spring Forward 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 saturated alternative called The Killing Joke (#b0bf1a) for more energetic effect. Try Learning Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3a31db is the best complementary color to Bitter Lemon. 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 #d2db32 complementary color is Cerulean Blue, 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 Pear are #db8f31 and #7ddb31. Thus found on the left and right of #d2db32 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brandy Punch and Atlantis colors as they work well with Bitter Lemon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bitter Lemon palette consists of #8f31db and #317ddb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3a31db). Try Purple Heart and Mariner colors in combination with #d2db32, 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 #d2db32 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 Lemon. Thus Cerise and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bitter Lemon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cerulean Blue, Shamrock, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #d2db32 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. Bitter Lemon tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#3a31db) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Punch – 120° from the complementary Cerulean Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #31d2db and #db3a31.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d2db32 is made of 44% red, 46% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Bitter Lemon has a hue angle of 63.2°, a saturation of 70.12% and a lightness of 52.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d2db32 is made of 3.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.27% yellow and 14.12% black ink.

HEX #d2db32
RGB Decimal rgb(210,219,50)
RGB Percentage 44%, 46%, 10%
CMYK 3.53, 0, 66.27, 14.12
HSL hsl(63.2,70.12%,52.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(63.2,77.17%,85.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.2746,-22.0103,75.1187)
XYZ xyz(52.4856,64.595,12.7194)
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