Limeño Limón Color

#f8b109

Limeño Limón is vibrant, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #074ef6
Complementary Color #084ff8
Color Shade: orange (42.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.39% (better contrasting with white)
Limeño Limón Color Sample
Limeño Limón Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f8b109

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Limeño Limón Color. The Turbo color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Golden Schnitzel (#ddbb11) for more calm effect. Try Yolk as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#084ff8 is the best complementary color to Limeño Limón. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f8b109 complementary color is Blue Ribbon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sun are #f83908 and #c7f808. Thus found on the left and right of #f8b109 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vermilion and Electric Lime colors as they work well with Limeño Limón.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Limeño Limón palette consists of #3908f8 and #08c7f8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#084ff8). Try Blue and Bright Turquoise colors in combination with #f8b109, 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 #f8b109 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 Limeño Limón. Thus Electric Violet and Bright Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Limeño Limón contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Ribbon, Malachite, and Shocking Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #f8b109 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. Limeño Limón tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#084ff8) and two others. The Bright Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Red Ribbon – 120° from the complementary Blue Ribbon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #08f8b1 and #f8084f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f8b109 is made of 57% red, 41% green and 2% blue. In a HSL mode Limeño Limón has a hue angle of 42.18°, a saturation of 94.47% and a lightness of 50.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f8b109 is made of 0% cyan, 27.84% magenta, 93.72% yellow and 2.75% black ink.

HEX #f8b109
RGB Decimal rgb(248,177,9)
RGB Percentage 57%, 41%, 2%
CMYK 0, 27.84, 93.72, 2.75
HSL hsl(42.18,94.47%,50.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.18,96.37%,97.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.933,14.7731,78.9358)
XYZ xyz(54.4828,51.4205,7.312)
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