Lemon Chrome is vibrant, 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 | #003cff |
| Complementary Color | #003bff |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (45.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lemon Chrome Color. The Lush Honeycomb color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Honey Wax (#ffaa22) for more calm effect. Try Mustard as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#003bff is the best complementary color to Lemon Chrome. 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 #ffc300 complementary color is Blue Ribbon, 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 Amber are #ff4300 and #bf0. Thus found on the left and right of #ffc300 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vermilion and White colors as they work well with Lemon Chrome.
The split-complementary Lemon Chrome palette consists of #4300ff and #0bf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#003bff). Try Blue and White colors in combination with #ffc300, 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 #ffc300 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 Chrome. Thus Electric Violet and Bright Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lemon Chrome contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Ribbon, Malachite, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffc300 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 Chrome tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#003bff) and two others. The Bright Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Torch Red – 120° from the complementary Blue Ribbon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00ffc3 and #ff003b.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffc300 is made of 57% red, 43% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Lemon Chrome has a hue angle of 45.88°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffc300 is made of 0% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffc300 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,195,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 43%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.53, 100, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(45.88,100%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45.88,100%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.9957,8.3147,83.6993) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.7551,60.2902,8.435) |