Lichen Gold 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 | #221851 |
| Complementary Color | #b8aee7 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (70.53° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.41% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lichen Gold Color. The Mǔ Lì Bái Oyster color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Yellow Green Shade (#c5e384) for more energetic effect. Try Giggle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b8aee7 is the best complementary color to Lichen Gold. 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 #dde7ae complementary color is Biloba Flower, 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 Fall Green are #e7d4ae and #c0e7ae. Thus found on the left and right of #dde7ae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hampton and Celadon colors as they work well with Lichen Gold.
The split-complementary Lichen Gold palette consists of #d4aee7 and #aec0e7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b8aee7). Try Light Wisteria and Spindle colors in combination with #dde7ae, 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 #dde7ae 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 Lichen Gold. Thus Light Orchid and Regent St Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lichen Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Biloba Flower, Padua, and Kobi split by 90° on the color wheel. #dde7ae 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. Lichen Gold tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#b8aee7) and two others. The Regent St Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shilo – 120° from the complementary Biloba Flower. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aedce7 and #e7b8ae.
In a RGB color space, hex #dde7ae is made of 35% red, 37% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Lichen Gold has a hue angle of 70.53°, a saturation of 54.29% and a lightness of 79.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dde7ae is made of 3.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.35% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #dde7ae |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,231,174) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 37%, 28% |
| CMYK | 3.92, 0, 22.35, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(70.53,54.29%,79.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(70.53,24.68%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.664,-12.607,26.7026) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.0347,75.58,51.1524) |