Lemon Lime Color
Lemon Lime is a yellow green color with hex code #BFFE28. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with lemon lime, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Lemon Lime Color Values
What Does Lemon Lime Mean?
Lemon 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. Lemon 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, Lemon Lime is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: vivid yellow green, #8DB600).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Lemon Lime
Lemon Lime and #692AFE 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 — #FED42A and #54FE2A, which sit beside lemon lime on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair lemon lime with triadic partners #2ABEFE and #FE2ABE. 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
- Lemon Green —
#ADF802(Delta E 6) - Greeny Yellow —
#C6F808(Delta E 6) - Electric Lime —
#C8FF00(Delta E 6) - Yellow/green —
#C8FD3D(Delta E 7) - Lime Yellow —
#D0FE1D(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #BFFE28; }
.background { background-color: #BFFE28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #BFFE28; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #BFFE2840; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for lemon lime?
Lemon Lime has the hex code #BFFE28. In RGB notation it is rgb(191, 254, 40), in HSL it is hsl(78, 99%, 58%), and its OKLCH value is 0.921, 0.226, 126.1.
What does the color lemon lime mean?
Yellow Green-family colors like lemon lime carry distinct psychological associations. Lemon 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. Lemon Lime sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with lemon lime?
Lemon Lime has three easy routes: its complement #692AFE for punch, its neighbors #FED42A and #54FE2A for something calmer, or triadic partners #2ABEFE and #FE2ABE when you want energy.
Is lemon lime a standard web color?
No — Lemon Lime is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #BFFE28 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make lemon lime lighter or darker?
To lighten lemon 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 #F4FFDB (lightest tint) to #243300 (darkest shade).
About Lemon Lime
Lemon Lime is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow Green hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #BFFE28 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.