Lemon Icing Color

#f6ebc8

Lemon Icing is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #091437
Complementary Color #c8d3f6
Color Shade: warm yellow (45.65° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 87.45% (better contrasting with black)
Lemon Icing Color Sample
Lemon Icing Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f6ebc8

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lemon Icing Color. The Lemonade color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Peace Yellow (#eecf9e) for more calm effect. Try White Heat as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c8d3f6 is the best complementary color to Lemon Icing. 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 #f6ebc8 complementary color is Moon Raker, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sidecar are #f6d3c8 and #eaf6c8. Thus found on the left and right of #f6ebc8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mandys Pink and Tusk colors as they work well with Lemon Icing.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lemon Icing palette consists of #d3c8f6 and #c8eaf6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c8d3f6). Try Moon Raker and Mint Tulip colors in combination with #f6ebc8, 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 #f6ebc8 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 Icing. Thus Moon Raker and Mint Tulip giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lemon Icing contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Moon Raker, Blue Romance, and Cherub split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6ebc8 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, mid green, cool blue and warm 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 Icing tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#c8d3f6) and two others. The Mint Tulip is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Azalea – 120° from the complementary Moon Raker. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c8f6ea and #f6c8d3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f6ebc8 is made of 36% red, 35% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Lemon Icing has a hue angle of 45.65°, a saturation of 71.88% and a lightness of 87.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6ebc8 is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 3.53% black ink.

HEX #f6ebc8
RGB Decimal rgb(246,235,200)
RGB Percentage 36%, 35%, 29%
CMYK 0, 4.31, 18.04, 3.53
HSL hsl(45.65,71.88%,87.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(45.65,18.7%,96.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(93.093,-1.8312,18.3353)
XYZ xyz(78.1397,83.1796,66.5805)
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