Lemon Zest Color

#f9d857

Lemon Zest is soft, 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 #0627a8
Complementary Color #5677f9
Color Shade: warm yellow (47.78° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 65.88% (better contrasting with black)
Lemon Zest Color Sample
Lemon Zest Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f9d857

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lemon Zest Color. The Macaw color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Brimstone (#ffbd2b) for more energetic effect. Try Yellow Groove as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5677f9 is the best complementary color to Lemon Zest. 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 #f9d857 complementary color is Cornflower Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Energy Yellow are #f98656 and #c9f956. Thus found on the left and right of #f9d857 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tan Hide and Canary colors as they work well with Lemon Zest.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lemon Zest palette consists of #8656f9 and #56c9f9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5677f9). Try Cornflower Blue and Malibu colors in combination with #f9d857, 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 #f9d857 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 Zest. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lemon Zest contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Screamin' Green, and Brilliant Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9d857 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool 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 Zest tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#5677f9) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brink Pink – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #56f9d8 and #f95678.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f9d857 is made of 45% red, 39% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Lemon Zest has a hue angle of 47.78°, a saturation of 93.1% and a lightness of 65.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f9d857 is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 63.53% yellow and 2.35% black ink.

HEX #f9d857
RGB Decimal rgb(249,216,87)
RGB Percentage 45%, 39%, 16%
CMYK 0, 12.94, 63.53, 2.35
HSL hsl(47.78,93.1%,65.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(47.78,65.06%,97.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.9672,-2.5346,65.6255)
XYZ xyz(65.3431,69.9396,19.0726)
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