Lemon Appeal is pale, 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 | #101b51 |
| Complementary Color | #adb8ef |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (49.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80.98% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lemon Appeal Color. The Ochre Yellow color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Buttercream Frosting (#f5edd7) for more calm effect. Try Wax Wing as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#adb8ef is the best complementary color to Lemon Appeal. 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 #efe4ae complementary color is Perano, 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 Double Colonial White are #efc3ad and #d9efad. Thus found on the left and right of #efe4ae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Desert Sand and Caper colors as they work well with Lemon Appeal.
The split-complementary Lemon Appeal palette consists of #c3adef and #add9ef colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#adb8ef). Try Biloba Flower and Blizzard Blue colors in combination with #efe4ae, 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 #efe4ae 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 Lemon Appeal. Thus French Lilac and Blizzard Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lemon Appeal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Madang, and Kobi split by 90° on the color wheel. #efe4ae 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. Lemon Appeal tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#adb8ef) and two others. The Blizzard Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mandys Pink – 120° from the complementary Perano. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #adefe4 and #efadb8.
In a RGB color space, hex #efe4ae is made of 37% red, 36% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Lemon Appeal has a hue angle of 49.85°, a saturation of 67.01% and a lightness of 80.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #efe4ae is made of 0% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 25.49% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #efe4ae |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(239,228,174) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 36%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.32, 25.49, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(49.85,67.01%,80.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(49.85,27.2%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.2726,-4.4407,27.7591) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.98,76.8935,51.1453) |