Diminished Lime Color

#edf5dd

Diminished 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 #120a22
Complementary Color #e5ddf5
Color Shade: cool yellow (80° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 91.37% (better contrasting with black)
Diminished Lime Color Sample
Diminished Lime Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #edf5dd

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Diminished Lime Color. The Spirit Whisper color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Lime Cream (#d7e8bc) for more calm effect. Try Mellow Mint as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e5ddf5 is the best complementary color to Diminished 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 #edf5dd complementary color is Link Water, 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 Frost are #f5f1dd and #e1f5dd. Thus found on the left and right of #edf5dd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Beige and Peppermint colors as they work well with Diminished Lime.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Diminished Lime palette consists of #f1ddf5 and #dde1f5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e5ddf5). Try French Lilac and Link Water colors in combination with #edf5dd, 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 #edf5dd 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 Diminished Lime. Thus Amour and Link Water giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Diminished Lime contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Iceberg, and Vanilla Ice split by 90° on the color wheel. #edf5dd 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. Diminished Lime tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#e5ddf5) and two others. The Link Water is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White Linen – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ddedf5 and #f5e5dd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #edf5dd is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Diminished Lime has a hue angle of 80°, a saturation of 54.55% and a lightness of 91.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #edf5dd is made of 3.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 3.92% black ink.

HEX #edf5dd
RGB Decimal rgb(237,245,221)
RGB Percentage 34%, 35%, 31%
CMYK 3.14, 0, 9.41, 3.92
HSL hsl(80,54.55%,91.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(80,9.8%,96.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(95.3836,-6.783,10.6386)
XYZ xyz(80.6286,88.5298,81.245)
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