Placebo Lime Color

#f6fceb

Placebo Lime is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #090314
Complementary Color #f1ebfb
Color Shade: cool yellow (81.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 95.49% (better contrasting with black)
Placebo Lime Color Sample
Placebo Lime Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f6fceb

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Placebo Lime Color. The Envious Pastel color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Kiwi Kiss (#eef9c1) for more energetic effect. Try Pastoral as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#f1ebfb is the best complementary color to Placebo Lime. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f6fceb complementary color is Selago, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Feta are #fbf9eb and #edfbeb. Thus found on the left and right of #f6fceb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rum Swizzle and Feta colors as they work well with Placebo Lime.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Placebo Lime palette consists of #f9ebfb and #ebedfb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f1ebfb). Try Selago and Link Water colors in combination with #f6fceb, 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 #f6fceb offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Placebo Lime. Thus Carousel Pink and Polar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Placebo Lime contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Selago, Polar, and Carousel Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6fceb square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red 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. Placebo Lime tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#f1ebfb) and two others. The Polar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Linen – 120° from the complementary Selago. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ebf5fb and #fbf1eb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f6fceb is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Placebo Lime has a hue angle of 81.18°, a saturation of 73.91% and a lightness of 95.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6fceb is made of 2.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.66% yellow and 1.18% black ink.

HEX #f6fceb
RGB Decimal rgb(246,252,235)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 2.35, 0, 6.66, 1.18
HSL hsl(81.18,73.91%,95.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(81.18,6.75%,98.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(98.1182,-4.912,7.441)
XYZ xyz(87.8118,95.2118,92.3468)
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