Touch of Lime Color

#e1e5d7

Touch of Lime is pale, 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 #1e1a28
Complementary Color #dbd7e5
Color Shade: cool yellow (77.14° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 87.06% (better contrasting with black)
Touch of Lime Color Sample
Touch of Lime Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e1e5d7

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Touch of Lime Color. The Zen Garden color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Delicate White (#f1f2ee) for more calm effect. Try Celery Satin as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dbd7e5 is the best complementary color to Touch of Lime. 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 #e1e5d7 complementary color is Mischka, 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 Periglacial Blue are #e5e2d7 and #dae5d7. Thus found on the left and right of #e1e5d7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Satin Linen and Periglacial Blue colors as they work well with Touch of Lime.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Touch of Lime palette consists of #e2d7e5 and #d7dae5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dbd7e5). Try Snuff and Mischka colors in combination with #e1e5d7, 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 #e1e5d7 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 Touch of Lime. Thus Lola and Geyser giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Touch of Lime contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mischka, Geyser, and Lola split by 90° on the color wheel. #e1e5d7 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. Touch of Lime tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#dbd7e5) and two others. The Geyser is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pearl Bush – 120° from the complementary Mischka. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d7e1e5 and #e5dbd7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e1e5d7 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Touch of Lime has a hue angle of 77.14°, a saturation of 21.21% and a lightness of 87.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e1e5d7 is made of 1.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 10.2% black ink.

HEX #e1e5d7
RGB Decimal rgb(225,229,215)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 1.56, 0, 5.49, 10.2
HSL hsl(77.14,21.21%,87.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(77.14,6.11%,89.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(90.2997,-3.7998,6.3452)
XYZ xyz(71.3364,76.9525,75.3835)
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