Lemon Candy is pale, 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 | #051754 |
| Complementary Color | #abbdf9 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 82.55% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lemon Candy Color. The Campanelle Noodle color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pale Sunshine (#f2c880) for more calm effect. Try Ivory Invitation as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#abbdf9 is the best complementary color to Lemon Candy. 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 #fae8ab complementary color is Sail, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Banana Mania are #f9c0ab and #e4f9ab. Thus found on the left and right of #fae8ab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot Peach and Gossip colors as they work well with Lemon Candy.
The split-complementary Lemon Candy palette consists of #c0abf9 and #abe4f9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#abbdf9). Try Perfume and Sail colors in combination with #fae8ab, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #fae8ab 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 Candy. Thus Perfume and Charlotte giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lemon Candy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sail, Gossip, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #fae8ab square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lemon Candy tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#abbdf9) and two others. The Charlotte is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Illusion – 120° from the complementary Sail. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #abf9e8 and #f9abbc.
In a RGB color space, hex #fae8ab is made of 38% red, 36% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Lemon Candy has a hue angle of 46.33°, a saturation of 88.76% and a lightness of 82.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fae8ab is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 30.98% yellow and 1.96% black ink.
| HEX | #fae8ab |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(250,232,171) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 36%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 30.98, 1.96 |
| HSL | hsl(46.33,88.76%,82.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.33,31.6%,98.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.1217,-2.7103,31.9396) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.6316,80.9775,50.1721) |