Lime Mist Color

#ddffaa

Lime Mist is calm, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #205
Complementary Color #cba9ff
Color Shade: cool yellow (84° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 83.33% (better contrasting with black)
Lime Mist Color Sample
Lime Mist Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ddffaa

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lime Mist Color. The Pistachio Mousse color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Light Yellowish Green (#c2ff89) for more calm effect. Try Green Shimmer as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#cba9ff is the best complementary color to Lime Mist. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dfa complementary color is Mauve, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #fff6a9 and #b2ffa9. Thus found on the left and right of #dfa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vis Vis and Reef colors as they work well with Lime Mist.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lime Mist palette consists of #f6a9ff and #a9b2ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cba9ff). Try Mauve and Melrose colors in combination with #dfa, 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 #dfa offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lime Mist. Thus Cotton Candy and Anakiwa giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lime Mist contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mauve, Anakiwa, and Sundown split by 90° on the color wheel. #dfa square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red 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. Lime Mist tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#cba9ff) and two others. The Anakiwa is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Flesh – 120° from the complementary Mauve. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9dcff and #ffcba9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ddffaa is made of 34% red, 39% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Lime Mist has a hue angle of 84°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 83.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddffaa is made of 13.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ddffaa
RGB Decimal rgb(221,255,170)
RGB Percentage 34%, 39%, 26%
CMYK 13.33, 0, 33.33, 0
HSL hsl(84,100%,83.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(84,33.33%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(95.9114,-24.8293,37.099)
XYZ xyz(72.8345,89.7944,51.5235)
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