Lemon Filling Color

#f9e4a6

Lemon Filling 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 #061b59
Complementary Color #a5baf9
Color Shade: orange (44.82° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.37% (better contrasting with black)
Lemon Filling Color Sample
Lemon Filling Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f9e4a6

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Lemon Filling Color. The French Porcelain Clay color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Junket (#fbecd3) for more calm effect. Try Jackfruit as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a5baf9 is the best complementary color to Lemon Filling. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f9e4a6 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 mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Peach Yellow are #f9baa5 and #e4f9a5. Thus found on the left and right of #f9e4a6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Bud and Texas colors as they work well with Lemon Filling.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lemon Filling palette consists of #baa5f9 and #a5e4f9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a5baf9). Try Perfume and Sail colors in combination with #f9e4a6, 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 #f9e4a6 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 Filling. Thus Mauve and Charlotte giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lemon Filling contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Perano, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #f9e4a6 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 Filling tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a5baf9) and two others. The Charlotte 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 #a5f9e4 and #f9a5ba.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f9e4a6 is made of 39% red, 35% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Lemon Filling has a hue angle of 44.82°, a saturation of 87.37% and a lightness of 81.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f9e4a6 is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 32.55% yellow and 2.35% black ink.

HEX #f9e4a6
RGB Decimal rgb(249,228,166)
RGB Percentage 39%, 35%, 26%
CMYK 0, 8.24, 32.55, 2.35
HSL hsl(44.82,87.37%,81.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(44.82,33.33%,97.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(90.9529,-1.6651,32.9077)
XYZ xyz(73.6933,78.3797,47.3211)
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