Lemon Sorbet Yellow Color

#dcc68e

Lemon Sorbet Yellow is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #233971
Complementary Color #8ea3dc
Color Shade: orange (43.08° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70.98% (better contrasting with black)
Lemon Sorbet Yellow Color Sample
Lemon Sorbet Yellow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dcc68e

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Lemon Sorbet Yellow Color. The Sweet Maple color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Gobi Sand (#d4aa6f) for more energetic effect. Try Artemis as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8ea3dc is the best complementary color to Lemon Sorbet Yellow. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dcc68e complementary color is Chetwode Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Brandy are #dc9f8e and #cbdc8e. Thus found on the left and right of #dcc68e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Petite Orchid and Deco colors as they work well with Lemon Sorbet Yellow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lemon Sorbet Yellow palette consists of #9e8edc and #8ecbdc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8ea3dc). Try Chetwode Blue and Morning Glory colors in combination with #dcc68e, 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 #dcc68e offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lemon Sorbet Yellow. Thus Lavender and Algae Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lemon Sorbet Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chetwode Blue, Algae Green, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcc68e square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Lemon Sorbet Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8ea3dc) and two others. The Algae Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Petite Orchid – 120° from the complementary Chetwode Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8edcc5 and #dc8ea3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dcc68e is made of 39% red, 35% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Lemon Sorbet Yellow has a hue angle of 43.08°, a saturation of 52.7% and a lightness of 70.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcc68e is made of 0% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 30.58% yellow and 13.73% black ink.

HEX #dcc68e
RGB Decimal rgb(220,198,142)
RGB Percentage 39%, 35%, 25%
CMYK 0, 8.62, 30.58, 13.73
HSL hsl(43.08,52.7%,70.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(43.08,35.45%,86.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.4918,-0.2897,30.914)
XYZ xyz(54.5918,57.5568,33.8235)
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