Lemon Pound Cake is calm, 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 | #00226c |
| Complementary Color | #93b4fe |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.82% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Lemon Pound Cake Color. The Neutral Peach 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 Spring Buttercup (#fff6c2) for more calm effect. Try Simply Peachy as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#93b4fe is the best complementary color to Lemon Pound Cake. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffdd93 complementary color is Malibu, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Salomie are #fea793 and #eafe93. Thus found on the left and right of #ffdd93 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mona Lisa and Jonquil colors as they work well with Lemon Pound Cake.
The split-complementary Lemon Pound Cake palette consists of #a693fe and #93eafe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#93b4fe). Try Melrose and Anakiwa colors in combination with #ffdd93, 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 #ffdd93 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 Pound Cake. Thus Mauve and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lemon Pound Cake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Mint Green, and Lavender Rose split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffdd93 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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 Pound Cake tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#93b4fe) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Salmon – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #93fedd and #fe93b4.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffdd93 is made of 41% red, 35% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Lemon Pound Cake has a hue angle of 41.11°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 78.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffdd93 is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 42.35% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffdd93 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,221,147) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 35%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 42.35, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(41.11,100%,78.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.11,42.35%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.4302,2.1173,40.6178) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.3629,75.0795,38.2816) |