Lemon Meringue 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 | #091e66 |
| Complementary Color | #99adf6 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.24% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lemon Meringue Color. The Gin Fizz 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 Light Curd (#f9e9c9) for more calm effect. Try Washed in Light as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#99adf6 is the best complementary color to Lemon Meringue. 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 #f6e199 complementary color is Jordy 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 Marzipan are #f6b299 and #dcf699. Thus found on the left and right of #f6e199 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Manhattan and Mindaro colors as they work well with Lemon Meringue.
The split-complementary Lemon Meringue palette consists of #b299f6 and #99dcf6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#99adf6). Try Perfume and Sail colors in combination with #f6e199, 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 #f6e199 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 Meringue. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lemon Meringue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jordy Blue, Magic Mint, and Illusion split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6e199 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 Meringue tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#99adf6) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wewak – 120° from the complementary Jordy Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #99f6e1 and #f699ae.
In a RGB color space, hex #f6e199 is made of 39% red, 36% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Lemon Meringue has a hue angle of 46.45°, a saturation of 83.78% and a lightness of 78.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6e199 is made of 0% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 36.47% yellow and 3.53% black ink.
| HEX | #f6e199 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(246,225,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 36%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.23, 36.47, 3.53 |
| HSL | hsl(46.45,83.78%,78.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.45,37.8%,96.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.74,-2.7827,37.8497) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.681,75.7432,41.0316) |