Pale Lime Yellow Color

#dfe69f

Pale Lime Yellow 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 #201960
Complementary Color #a69ee6
Color Shade: mid yellow (65.92° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 76.27% (better contrasting with black)
Pale Lime Yellow Color Sample
Pale Lime Yellow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dfe69f

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pale Lime Yellow Color. The Mint Julep color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Spring Sun (#f1f1c6) for more energetic effect. Try Oh Dahling as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a69ee6 is the best complementary color to Pale Lime Yellow. 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 #dfe69f complementary color is Dull Lavender, 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 Zombie are #e6c99e and #bbe69e. Thus found on the left and right of #dfe69f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zombie and Granny Smith Apple colors as they work well with Pale Lime Yellow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pale Lime Yellow palette consists of #c99ee6 and #9ebbe6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a69ee6). Try Biloba Flower and Cornflower colors in combination with #dfe69f, 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 #dfe69f 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 Pale Lime Yellow. Thus Light Orchid and Water Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pale Lime Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dull Lavender, Water Leaf, and Kobi split by 90° on the color wheel. #dfe69f 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. Pale Lime Yellow tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#a69ee6) and two others. The Water Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cashmere – 120° from the complementary Dull Lavender. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9edfe6 and #e6a59e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dfe69f is made of 36% red, 38% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Pale Lime Yellow has a hue angle of 65.92°, a saturation of 58.68% and a lightness of 76.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dfe69f is made of 2.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.85% yellow and 9.8% black ink.

HEX #dfe69f
RGB Decimal rgb(223,230,159)
RGB Percentage 36%, 38%, 26%
CMYK 2.75, 0, 27.85, 9.8
HSL hsl(65.92,58.68%,76.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(65.92,30.87%,90.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.2921,-13.3604,33.887)
XYZ xyz(64.9862,74.7848,43.8107)
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