Electric Lime Color
Electric Lime is a yellow green color with hex code #C8FF00. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with electric lime, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Electric Lime Color Values
What Does Electric Lime Mean?
Electric Lime belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Electric Lime sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Electric Lime is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: vivid greenish yellow, #DCD300). It is also known as Liquid Neon.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Electric Lime
Electric Lime and #3700FF are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #FFB700 and #48FF00, which sit beside electric lime on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair electric lime with triadic partners #00C8FF and #FF00C8. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Neon Yellow —
#CFFF04(Delta E 3) - Greenish Yellow —
#CDFD02(Delta E 3) - Greeny Yellow —
#C6F808(Delta E 4) - Lime Yellow —
#D0FE1D(Delta E 5) - Lemon Lime —
#BFFE28(Delta E 6)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #C8FF00; }
.background { background-color: #C8FF00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #C8FF00; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #C8FF0040; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for electric lime?
Electric Lime has the hex code #C8FF00. In RGB notation it is rgb(200, 255, 0), in HSL it is hsl(73, 100%, 50%), and its OKLCH value is 0.928, 0.23, 124.
What does the color electric lime mean?
Yellow Green-family colors like electric lime carry distinct psychological associations. Electric Lime belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Electric Lime sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with electric lime?
Electric Lime has three easy routes: its complement #3700FF for punch, its neighbors #FFB700 and #48FF00 for something calmer, or triadic partners #00C8FF and #FF00C8 when you want energy.
Is electric lime a standard web color?
No — Electric Lime is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #C8FF00 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make electric lime lighter or darker?
To lighten electric lime, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F6FFD6 (lightest tint) to #202900 (darkest shade).
About Electric Lime
Electric Lime is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow Green hue family. It has alternative names including Liquid Neon. The color is recognized by Crayola, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #C8FF00 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.