Lemon Slice is calm, 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 | #000457 |
| Complementary Color | #a7abff |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (57.24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 82.94% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lemon Slice Color. The Focus on Light 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 Lit (#fffed8) for more calm effect. Try Stereotypical Duck as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a7abff is the best complementary color to Lemon Slice. 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 #fffba8 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 Milan are #ffcfa7 and #d7ffa7. Thus found on the left and right of #fffba8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flesh and Reef colors as they work well with Lemon Slice.
The split-complementary Lemon Slice palette consists of #cfa7ff and #a7d7ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a7abff). Try Mauve and Anakiwa colors in combination with #fffba8, 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 #fffba8 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 Slice. Thus Mauve and Anakiwa giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lemon Slice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Melrose, Aero Blue, and Carnation Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #fffba8 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 Slice tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#a7abff) and two others. The Anakiwa is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cornflower Lilac – 120° from the complementary Melrose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a7fffb and #ffa7ab.
In a RGB color space, hex #fffba8 is made of 38% red, 37% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Lemon Slice has a hue angle of 57.24°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 82.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #fffba8 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 34.12% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #fffba8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,251,168) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 37%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 34.12, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(57.24,100%,82.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(57.24,34.12%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(97.2607,-10.6528,40.313) |
| XYZ | xyz(82.8051,93.0815,50.648) |