Plastic Lime 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 | #12238f |
| Complementary Color | #6f80ed |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (51.84° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.43% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Plastic Lime Color. The Soft Cheddar color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Midas Touch (#e8bd45) for more energetic effect. Try Sunlight as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6f80ed is the best complementary color to Plastic Lime. 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 #eddc70 complementary color is Cornflower Blue, 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 Golden Sand are #ed9d6f and #bfed6f. Thus found on the left and right of #eddc70 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot and Sulu colors as they work well with Plastic Lime.
The split-complementary Plastic Lime palette consists of #9d6fed and #6fbfed colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f80ed). Try Portage and Sky Blue colors in combination with #eddc70, 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 #eddc70 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 Plastic Lime. Thus Heliotrope and Spray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Plastic Lime contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Pastel Green, and Persian Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #eddc70 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. Plastic Lime tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#6f80ed) and two others. The Spray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Froly – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6feddc and #ed6f81.
In a RGB color space, hex #eddc70 is made of 42% red, 39% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Plastic Lime has a hue angle of 51.84°, a saturation of 77.64% and a lightness of 68.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eddc70 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 49.02% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #eddc70 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(237,220,112) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 39%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 49.02, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(51.84,77.64%,68.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(51.84,52.74%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.1735,-7.7435,54.4991) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.4429,70.3608,25.5664) |