Limone Color

#d6c443

Limone is soft, 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 #293bbc
Complementary Color #4354d6
Color Shade: warm yellow (52.65° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 55.1% (better contrasting with white)
Limone Color Sample
Limone Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d6c443

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Limone Color. The Hokey Pokey color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Grassy Ochre (#b8a336) for more calm effect. Try Golden Samovar as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4354d6 is the best complementary color to Limone. 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 #d6c443 complementary color is Royal Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Old Gold are #d67a43 and #9ed643. Thus found on the left and right of #d6c443 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Raw Sienna and Conifer colors as they work well with Limone.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Limone palette consists of #7a43d6 and #439ed6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4354d6). Try Purple Heart and Shakespeare colors in combination with #d6c443, 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 #d6c443 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 Limone. Thus Amethyst and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Limone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Emerald, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6c443 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Limone tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#4354d6) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Valencia – 120° from the complementary Royal Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #43d6c4 and #d64354.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d6c443 is made of 45% red, 41% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Limone has a hue angle of 52.65°, a saturation of 64.19% and a lightness of 55.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6c443 is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 57.65% yellow and 16.08% black ink.

HEX #d6c443
RGB Decimal rgb(214,196,67)
RGB Percentage 45%, 41%, 14%
CMYK 0, 7.06, 57.65, 16.08
HSL hsl(52.65,64.19%,55.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(52.65,68.69%,83.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.5673,-8.11,64.0304)
XYZ xyz(48.4846,54.1812,13.2128)
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