Lime Granita is pale, 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 | #231e47 |
| Complementary Color | #bdb8e1 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (67.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80.2% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lime Granita Color. The Colleen Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Really Rain (#e8ecdb) for more calm effect. Try Whispering Rain as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bdb8e1 is the best complementary color to Lime Granita. 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 #dce1b8 complementary color is Prelude, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Beryl Green are #e1d1b8 and #c7e1b8. Thus found on the left and right of #dce1b8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bone and Sprout colors as they work well with Lime Granita.
The split-complementary Lime Granita palette consists of #d1b8e1 and #b8c7e1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bdb8e1). Try Prelude and Periwinkle Gray colors in combination with #dce1b8, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #dce1b8 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 Lime Granita. Thus Melanie and Ziggurat giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lime Granita contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Prelude, Fringy Flower, and Pink Flare split by 90° on the color wheel. #dce1b8 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lime Granita tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#bdb8e1) and two others. The Ziggurat is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cavern Pink – 120° from the complementary Prelude. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b8dce1 and #e1bdb8.
In a RGB color space, hex #dce1b8 is made of 35% red, 36% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Lime Granita has a hue angle of 67.32°, a saturation of 40.59% and a lightness of 80.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dce1b8 is made of 1.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.08% yellow and 11.76% black ink.
| HEX | #dce1b8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,225,184) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 36%, 29% |
| CMYK | 1.97, 0, 16.08, 11.76 |
| HSL | hsl(67.32,40.59%,80.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(67.32,18.22%,88.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.2215,-8.5067,19.5321) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.0921,72.5268,55.9157) |