Drop of Lemon 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 | #030e42 |
| Complementary Color | #bdc8fc |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (49.52° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 86.47% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Drop of Lemon Color. The Broiled Flounder 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 Big Bus Yellow (#ffda8b) for more energetic effect. Try Early Dawn as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bdc8fc is the best complementary color to Drop of Lemon. 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 #fcf1bd complementary color is Melrose, 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 #fcd1bd and #e7fcbd. Thus found on the left and right of #fcf1bd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot Peach and Mimosa colors as they work well with Drop of Lemon.
The split-complementary Drop of Lemon palette consists of #d1bdfc and #bde7fc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bdc8fc). Try Melrose and French Pass colors in combination with #fcf1bd, 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 #fcf1bd 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 Drop of Lemon. Thus Mauve and French Pass giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Drop of Lemon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Melrose, Aero Blue, and Cupid split by 90° on the color wheel. #fcf1bd 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. Drop of Lemon tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#bdc8fc) and two others. The French Pass is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cupid – 120° from the complementary Melrose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bdfcf1 and #fcbdc7.
In a RGB color space, hex #fcf1bd is made of 37% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Drop of Lemon has a hue angle of 49.52°, a saturation of 91.3% and a lightness of 86.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fcf1bd is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 24.7% yellow and 1.18% black ink.
| HEX | #fcf1bd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(252,241,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 35%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 24.7, 1.18 |
| HSL | hsl(49.52,91.3%,86.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(49.52,25%,98.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.857,-4.2066,26.4993) |
| XYZ | xyz(80.7855,87.2802,60.733) |