Whipped Citron 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 | #0f122d |
| Complementary Color | #d2d4f0 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 88.24% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Whipped Citron Color. The White Crest color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Steamy Dumpling (#eae9b4) for more energetic effect. Try Tusk as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d2d4f0 is the best complementary color to Whipped Citron. 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 #f0edd2 complementary color is Link Water, 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 Parchment are #f0ded2 and #e3f0d2. Thus found on the left and right of #f0edd2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Parchment and Chrome White colors as they work well with Whipped Citron.
The split-complementary Whipped Citron palette consists of #ded2f0 and #d2e3f0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d2d4f0). Try French Lilac and Link Water colors in combination with #f0edd2, 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 #f0edd2 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 Whipped Citron. Thus French Lilac and Iceberg giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Whipped Citron contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Tara, and Vanilla Ice split by 90° on the color wheel. #f0edd2 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. Whipped Citron tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#d2d4f0) and two others. The Iceberg is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla Ice – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d2f0ed and #f0d2d5.
In a RGB color space, hex #f0edd2 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Whipped Citron has a hue angle of 54°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 88.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f0edd2 is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 11.77% yellow and 5.88% black ink.
| HEX | #f0edd2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(240,237,210) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.18, 11.77, 5.88 |
| HSL | hsl(54,50%,88.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(54,12.5%,94.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.3404,-3.4726,13.4451) |
| XYZ | xyz(77.8522,83.7468,73.0343) |