Lemon Ice Yellow Color

#f6e2a7

Lemon Ice Yellow is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #091d58
Complementary Color #a6baf6
Color Shade: orange (44.81° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 80.98% (better contrasting with black)
Lemon Ice Yellow Color Sample
Lemon Ice Yellow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f6e2a7

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Lemon Ice Yellow Color. The Golden Hominy color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sunday Afternoon (#f6c778) for more energetic effect. Try Country Lane as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a6baf6 is the best complementary color to Lemon Ice Yellow. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f6e2a7 complementary color is Perano, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sandwisp are #f6baa6 and #e2f6a6. Thus found on the left and right of #f6e2a7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Manhattan and Gossip colors as they work well with Lemon Ice Yellow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lemon Ice Yellow palette consists of #baa6f6 and #a6e2f6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a6baf6). Try Perfume and Sail colors in combination with #f6e2a7, 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 #f6e2a7 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lemon Ice Yellow. Thus Perfume and Ice Cold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lemon Ice Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Magic Mint, and Illusion split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6e2a7 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta 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. Lemon Ice Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a6baf6) and two others. The Ice Cold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Illusion – 120° from the complementary Perano. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a6f6e2 and #f6a6bb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f6e2a7 is made of 38% red, 35% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Lemon Ice Yellow has a hue angle of 44.81°, a saturation of 81.44% and a lightness of 80.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6e2a7 is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 30.98% yellow and 3.53% black ink.

HEX #f6e2a7
RGB Decimal rgb(246,226,167)
RGB Percentage 38%, 35%, 26%
CMYK 0, 7.84, 30.98, 3.53
HSL hsl(44.81,81.44%,80.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(44.81,32.11%,96.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(90.2182,-1.6696,31.3714)
XYZ xyz(72.1774,76.7756,47.5742)
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