Lime Zest is vivid, 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 | #20f |
| Complementary Color | #2100ff |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (68° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lime Zest Color. The Green Fiasco color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called High Grass (#bbdd00) for more calm effect. Try Peridot as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2100ff is the best complementary color to Lime Zest. 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 #df0 complementary color is Blue, 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 White are #ffa100 and #5dff00. Thus found on the left and right of #df0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Orange Peel and Bright Green colors as they work well with Lime Zest.
The split-complementary Lime Zest palette consists of #a100ff and #005dff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2100ff). Try Electric Violet and Blue Ribbon colors in combination with #df0, 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 #df0 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 Zest. Thus White and Cyan / Aqua giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lime Zest contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue, Spring Green, and Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #df0 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 Zest tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#2100ff) and two others. The Cyan / Aqua is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00dcff and #f20.
In a RGB color space, hex #ddff00 is made of 46% red, 54% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Lime Zest has a hue angle of 68°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddff00 is made of 13.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ddff00 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,255,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 54%, 0% |
| CMYK | 13.33, 0, 100, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(68,100%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(68,100%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.6925,-35.3032,91.5766) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.5788,86.8922,13.3155) |