Lemon Essence is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #1d51b2 |
| Complementary Color | #4d80e1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (39.06° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Lemon Essence Color. The Sand color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dijon Mustard (#e2ca73) for more calm effect. Try Golden Yarrow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4d80e1 is the best complementary color to Lemon Essence. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e2ae4d complementary color is Royal Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Anzac are #e1634d and #cbe14d. Thus found on the left and right of #e2ae4d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Terracotta and Wattle colors as they work well with Lemon Essence.
The split-complementary Lemon Essence palette consists of #634de1 and #4dcbe1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4d80e1). Try Royal Blue and Picton Blue colors in combination with #e2ae4d, 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 #e2ae4d offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lemon Essence. Thus Medium Purple and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lemon Essence contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e2ae4d square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lemon Essence tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4d80e1) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cranberry – 120° from the complementary Royal Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4de1ae and #e14d80.
In a RGB color space, hex #e2ae4d is made of 47% red, 36% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Lemon Essence has a hue angle of 39.06°, a saturation of 71.98% and a lightness of 59.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e2ae4d is made of 0% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 58.43% yellow and 11.37% black ink.
| HEX | #e2ae4d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(226,174,77) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 36%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 20.39, 58.43, 11.37 |
| HSL | hsl(39.06,71.98%,59.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(39.06,65.93%,88.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.1748,9.0436,55.5798) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.8396,46.9767,13.5672) |