Lime color represents the color of the lime citrus fruit. Lime is a yellow-green shade, and it is between the web color chartreuse and yellow on the color wheel.
What color is Lime?
Lime color belongs to the Yellow color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Lime is #BFFF00, and the RGB color code is RGB(191, 255, 0).
In the RGB color model, Lime has a red value of 191, a green value of 255, and a blue value of 0. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 25.1% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 100.0% yellow, and 0.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 75.1° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 50.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Lime has a hue of 75.1° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 100.0 % brightness/value.
Lime is cool or warm?
The color Lime is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Lime? (For interior and product design)
Lime has an LRV of nearly 82.6. 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 82.6 of Lime with dark and light color
Is Lime Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color 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
Lime color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #BFFF00
- Red
- BF
- Green
- FF
- Blue
- 00
- Red
- 191 (74.9%)
- Green
- 255 (100.0%)
- Blue
- 0 (0.0%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 25.10%
- Magenta
- 0.00%
- Yellow
- 100.00%
- Key
- 0.00%
- Hue
- 75.06°
- Saturation
- 100.00 %
- Lightness
- 50.00 %
- Hue
- 75.06°
- Saturation
- 100.00 %
- Brightness / Value
- 100.00 %
- Red
- 0 (0.0%)
- Yellow
- 255 (100.0%)
- Blue
- 31 (12.1%)
- Hue
- 75.06°
- Whiteness
- 0.00 %
- Blackness
- 0.00 %
- Cyan
- 25.10%
- Magenta
- 0.00%
- Yellow
- 100.00%
- X
- 57.25
- Y
- 82.6
- Z
- 12.93
- Y1
- 82.6
- X
- 0.37
- Y2
- 0.54
- L
- 92.84
- A
- -46.87
- B
- 89.36
- L
- 92.84
- C
- 100.91
- H
- 117.68
- L
- 92.84
- U
- -31.76
- V
- 106.82
- L
- 90.88
- A
- -46.61
- B
- 55.19
- LRV
- ~ 82.6 %
- Munsell Color System
- 6GY 9.2/18.9
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 Lime
These are the named colors closest to Lime , 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
Lime color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Lime to Pantone TCX
Pantone PMS
Lime color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Lime to Pantone PMS
Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag
Paint similar to Lime
These are the real paint colors closest to Lime from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Lime once it is on a wall.
Dunn-Edwards
Lime color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Lime to Dunn-Edwards
Benjamin Moore
Lime color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Lime to Benjamin Moore
PPG Paints
Lime color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Lime to PPG Paints
Valspar
Lime color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Lime to Valspar
Farrow & Ball
Lime color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Lime to Farrow & Ball
Sherwin Williams
Lime color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Lime to Sherwin Williams
Behr
Lime color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Lime to Behr
Color Combinations
View more Lime - #BFFF00 color palettes and coordinating colors
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 Lime - #BFFF00?
Color that best contrast with Lime - #BFFF00 is #4000FF, color name is Electric Ultramarine*. 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 Lime - #BFFF00?
Complementary or Opposite color for Lime - #BFFF00 is #4000FF, color name is Electric Ultramarine*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Lime - #BFFF00 Color Images and Patterns
