Citrus Butter is calm, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #1b2171 |
| Complementary Color | #8e94e4 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (55.81° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.55% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Citrus Butter Color. The Yellow Wax Pepper color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Silkroad (#ece0b2) for more calm effect. Try Cookies And Cream as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8e94e4 is the best complementary color to Citrus Butter. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e4de8e complementary color is Dull Lavender, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Zombie are #e4b38e and #bfe48e. Thus found on the left and right of #e4de8e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gold Sand and Yellow Green colors as they work well with Citrus Butter.
The split-complementary Citrus Butter palette consists of #b38ee4 and #8ebfe4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e94e4). Try Dull Lavender and Cornflower colors in combination with #e4de8e, 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 #e4de8e offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Citrus Butter. Thus Lavender and Riptide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Citrus Butter contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dull Lavender, Algae Green, and Shocking split by 90° on the color wheel. #e4de8e square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Citrus Butter tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#8e94e4) and two others. The Riptide is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tonys Pink – 120° from the complementary Dull Lavender. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8ee4de and #e48e93.
In a RGB color space, hex #e4de8e is made of 39% red, 38% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Citrus Butter has a hue angle of 55.81°, a saturation of 61.43% and a lightness of 72.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e4de8e is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 33.72% yellow and 10.59% black ink.
| HEX | #e4de8e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(228,222,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 38%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 33.72, 10.59 |
| HSL | hsl(55.81,61.43%,72.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(55.81,37.72%,89.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.3339,-9.4573,39.9742) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.9987,70.6895,35.9152) |