Lemon Lily Color

#faf4d9

Lemon Lily 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 #050b26
Complementary Color #d9defa
Color Shade: warm yellow (49.09° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 91.57% (better contrasting with black)
Lemon Lily Color Sample
Lemon Lily Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #faf4d9

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lemon Lily Color. The Star-Studded color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Fanlight (#f2eeaf) for more calm effect. Try Gold Sand as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d9defa is the best complementary color to Lemon Lily. 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 #faf4d9 complementary color is Selago, 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 Citrine White are #fae3d9 and #effad9. Thus found on the left and right of #faf4d9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Champagne and Orinoco colors as they work well with Lemon Lily.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lemon Lily palette consists of #e3d9fa and #d9effa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9defa). Try Selago and Humming Bird colors in combination with #faf4d9, 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 #faf4d9 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 Lily. Thus Selago and Humming Bird giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lemon Lily contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Selago, White Ice, and Cherub split by 90° on the color wheel. #faf4d9 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 Lily tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#d9defa) and two others. The Humming Bird is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Azalea – 120° from the complementary Selago. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d9faf4 and #fad9de.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #faf4d9 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Lemon Lily has a hue angle of 49.09°, a saturation of 76.74% and a lightness of 91.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #faf4d9 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 1.96% black ink.

HEX #faf4d9
RGB Decimal rgb(250,244,217)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 2.35, 12.94, 1.96
HSL hsl(49.09,76.74%,91.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(49.09,13.2%,98.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(96.0113,-2.4122,13.7256)
XYZ xyz(84.2994,90.0351,78.5811)
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