Lower Lime Color

#e6f1de

Lower Lime is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan

Inverse Color #190e21
Complementary Color #e9def1
Color Shade: yellow green (94.74° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90.78% (better contrasting with black)
Lower Lime Color Sample
Lower Lime Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e6f1de

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Lower Lime Color. The Tactile color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Green Vibes (#d4e7c3) for more energetic effect. Try Irish Folklore as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e9def1 is the best complementary color to Lower Lime. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e6f1de complementary color is Snuff, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Zanah are #eff1de and #def1df. Thus found on the left and right of #e6f1de on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ecru White and Zanah colors as they work well with Lower Lime.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lower Lime palette consists of #f1deef and #dfdef1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e9def1). Try Prim and Snuff colors in combination with #e6f1de, 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 #e6f1de offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lower Lime. Thus Prim and Catskill White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lower Lime contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Snuff, Swans Down, and Bizarre split by 90° on the color wheel. #e6f1de square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid 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. Lower Lime tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#e9def1) and two others. The Catskill White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dawn Pink – 120° from the complementary Snuff. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dee6f1 and #f1e9de.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e6f1de is made of 33% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Lower Lime has a hue angle of 94.74°, a saturation of 40.43% and a lightness of 90.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e6f1de is made of 4.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 5.49% black ink.

HEX #e6f1de
RGB Decimal rgb(230,241,222)
RGB Percentage 33%, 35%, 32%
CMYK 4.31, 0, 7.45, 5.49
HSL hsl(94.74,40.43%,90.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(94.74,7.88%,94.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.8864,-6.9884,7.9102)
XYZ xyz(77.2732,85.0075,81.4426)
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