Lemon Verbena 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 | #0c1886 |
| Complementary Color | #7884f3 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (54.1° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.37% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lemon Verbena Color. The Lemon Ice Yellow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Optimistic Yellow (#f5e1a6) for more calm effect. Try Honey Nectar as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7884f3 is the best complementary color to Lemon Verbena. 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 #f3e779 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 #f3aa78 and #c1f378. Thus found on the left and right of #f3e779 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sandy brown and Sulu colors as they work well with Lemon Verbena.
The split-complementary Lemon Verbena palette consists of #a978f3 and #78c1f3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7884f3). Try Portage and Malibu colors in combination with #f3e779, 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 #f3e779 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 Verbena. Thus Heliotrope and Spray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lemon Verbena contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Aquamarine, and Persian Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #f3e779 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 Verbena tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#7884f3) 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 #78f3e6 and #f37884.
In a RGB color space, hex #f3e779 is made of 41% red, 39% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Lemon Verbena has a hue angle of 54.1°, a saturation of 83.56% and a lightness of 71.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f3e779 is made of 0% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 47.84% yellow and 4.71% black ink.
| HEX | #f3e779 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(243,231,121) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 39%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.7, 47.84, 4.71 |
| HSL | hsl(54.1,83.56%,71.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(54.1,50.21%,95.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.5911,-10.0948,54.4671) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.9893,77.587,29.4288) |