Laser Lemon Color

#ffff66

Laser Lemon is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or mid cyan

Inverse Color #009
Complementary Color #6565ff
Color Shade: warm yellow (60° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70% (better contrasting with black)
Laser Lemon Color Sample
Laser Lemon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ffff66

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Laser Lemon Color. The Spätzle Yellow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pac-Man (#ffe737) for more calm effect. Try Citrus Punch as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6565ff is the best complementary color to Laser 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 #ff6 complementary color is Cornflower Blue, 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 White are #ffb265 and #b2ff65. Thus found on the left and right of #ff6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Koromiko and Green Yellow colors as they work well with Laser Lemon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Laser Lemon palette consists of #b265ff and #65b2ff colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6565ff). Try Heliotrope and Malibu colors in combination with #ff6, 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 #ff6 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Laser Lemon. Thus Pink Flamingo and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Laser Lemon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Aquamarine, and Hot Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #ff6 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. Laser Lemon tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#6565ff) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bittersweet – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #65feff and #ff6565.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ffff66 is made of 42% red, 42% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Laser Lemon has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffff66 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #ffff66
RGB Decimal rgb(255,255,102)
RGB Percentage 42%, 42%, 17%
CMYK 0, 0, 60, 0
HSL hsl(60,100%,70%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(60,60%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(97.5268,-18.4411,70.8986)
XYZ xyz(79.3983,93.7393,26.4791)
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