Key Lime is a light lime color formulated by Crayola. It represents the color of Key lime citrus fruit.
What color is Key Lime?
Key Lime color belongs to the Green color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Key Lime is #E8F48C, and the RGB color code is RGB(232, 244, 140).
In the RGB color model, Key Lime has a red value of 232, a green value of 244, and a blue value of 140. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 4.9% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 42.6% yellow, and 4.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 66.9° (degrees), 82.5 % saturation, and 75.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Key Lime has a hue of 66.9° (degrees), 42.6 % saturation and 95.7 % brightness/value.
Key Lime is cool or warm?
The color Key Lime is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Key Lime? (For interior and product design)
Key Lime has an LRV of nearly 83.8. By LRV value, it is a whitish color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 83.8 of Key Lime with dark and light color
Is Key Lime Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Key Lime meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Key Lime (Color - Crayola Crayons) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #E8F48C
- Red
- E8
- Green
- F4
- Blue
- 8C
- Red
- 232 (91.0%)
- Green
- 244 (95.7%)
- Blue
- 140 (54.9%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 4.92%
- Magenta
- 0.00%
- Yellow
- 42.62%
- Key
- 4.31%
- Hue
- 66.92°
- Saturation
- 82.54 %
- Lightness
- 75.29 %
- Hue
- 66.92°
- Saturation
- 42.62 %
- Brightness / Value
- 95.69 %
- Red
- 7 (2.6%)
- Yellow
- 111 (43.6%)
- Blue
- 11 (4.3%)
- Hue
- 66.92°
- Whiteness
- 54.90 %
- Blackness
- 4.31 %
- Cyan
- 9.02%
- Magenta
- 4.31%
- Yellow
- 45.10%
- X
- 70.36
- Y
- 83.75
- Z
- 37.27
- Y1
- 83.75
- X
- 0.37
- Y2
- 0.44
- L
- 93.34
- A
- -18.99
- B
- 48.62
- L
- 93.34
- C
- 52.2
- H
- 111.33
- L
- 93.34
- U
- -2.64
- V
- 67.56
- L
- 91.52
- A
- -22.91
- B
- 39.92
- LRV
- ~ 83.8 %
- Munsell Color System
- 4.5GY 9.2/7.4
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Key Lime (Color - Crayola Crayons)
These are the named colors closest to Key Lime (Color - Crayola Crayons), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone TCX
Key Lime color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Key Lime to Pantone TCX
Pantone PMS
Key Lime color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Key Lime to Pantone PMS
British Standard 4800
Key Lime color similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Key Lime to British Standard 4800
RAL Design
Key Lime color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Key Lime to RAL Design
Paint similar to Key Lime (Color - Crayola Crayons)
These are the real paint colors closest to Key Lime (Color - Crayola Crayons) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Key Lime once it is on a wall.
Dunn-Edwards
Key Lime color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Key Lime to Dunn-Edwards
Benjamin Moore
Key Lime color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Key Lime to Benjamin Moore
PPG Paints
Key Lime color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Key Lime to PPG Paints
Valspar
Key Lime color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Key Lime to Valspar
Farrow & Ball
Key Lime color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Key Lime to Farrow & Ball
Behr
Key Lime color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Key Lime to Behr
Sherwin Williams
Key Lime color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Key Lime to Sherwin Williams
Color Combinations
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Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Key Lime - #E8F48C?
Color that best contrast with Key Lime - #E8F48C is #988CF4, color name is Tropical Indigo*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Key Lime - #E8F48C?
Complementary or Opposite color for Key Lime - #E8F48C is #988CF4, color name is Tropical Indigo*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Key Lime - #E8F48C Color Images and Patterns
