Succulent Lime Color

#dcdd65

Succulent Lime 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 #23229a
Complementary Color #6564dd
Color Shade: mid yellow (60.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.14% (better contrasting with black)
Succulent Lime Color Sample
Succulent Lime Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dcdd65

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Succulent Lime Color. The Cotton Candy Grape color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Seed Pod (#dac43c) for more energetic effect. Try Lima Bean as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6564dd is the best complementary color to Succulent Lime. 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 #dcdd65 complementary color is Medium Purple, 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 Chenin are #dda264 and #a0dd64. Thus found on the left and right of #dcdd65 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Di Serria and Conifer colors as they work well with Succulent Lime.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Succulent Lime palette consists of #a164dd and #649fdd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6564dd). Try Medium Purple and Havelock Blue colors in combination with #dcdd65, 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 #dcdd65 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 Succulent Lime. Thus Orchid and Viking giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Succulent Lime contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Medium Purple, Pastel Green, and Deep Blush split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcdd65 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. Succulent Lime tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#6564dd) and two others. The Viking is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Roman – 120° from the complementary Medium Purple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #64dbdd and #dd6564.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dcdd65 is made of 41% red, 41% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Succulent Lime has a hue angle of 60.5°, a saturation of 63.83% and a lightness of 63.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcdd65 is made of 0.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 47.06% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #dcdd65
RGB Decimal rgb(220,221,101)
RGB Percentage 41%, 41%, 19%
CMYK 0.4, 0, 47.06, 13.33
HSL hsl(60.5,63.83%,63.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(60.5,54.3%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.9405,-15.9823,57.7466)
XYZ xyz(57.7206,67.8681,22.3696)
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