Lime Cake Color

#dae3d0

Lime Cake is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, mid red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #251c2f
Complementary Color #d9d0e3
Color Shade: cool yellow (88.42° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 85.29% (better contrasting with black)
Lime Cake Color Sample
Lime Cake Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dae3d0

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lime Cake Color. The Seacrest color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Morris Leaf (#c2d3af) for more energetic effect. Try Hamster Habitat as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d9d0e3 is the best complementary color to Lime Cake. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dae3d0 complementary color is Snuff, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Periglacial Blue are #e3e2d0 and #d0e3d0. Thus found on the left and right of #dae3d0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Satin Linen and Surf Crest colors as they work well with Lime Cake.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lime Cake palette consists of #e2d0e3 and #d0d0e3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9d0e3). Try Snuff and Blue Haze colors in combination with #dae3d0, 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 #dae3d0 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lime Cake. Thus Twilight and Geyser giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lime Cake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Snuff, Geyser, and Wafer split by 90° on the color wheel. #dae3d0 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and mid red 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. Lime Cake tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#d9d0e3) and two others. The Geyser is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pearl Bush – 120° from the complementary Snuff. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d0dae3 and #e3d9d0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dae3d0 is made of 33% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Lime Cake has a hue angle of 88.42°, a saturation of 25.33% and a lightness of 85.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dae3d0 is made of 3.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 10.98% black ink.

HEX #dae3d0
RGB Decimal rgb(218,227,208)
RGB Percentage 33%, 35%, 32%
CMYK 3.53, 0, 7.45, 10.98
HSL hsl(88.42,25.33%,85.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(88.42,8.37%,89.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.1101,-6.3791,8.2306)
XYZ xyz(67.7677,74.3977,70.463)
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