Light Lime Green Color
Light Lime Green is a yellow green color with hex code #B9FF66. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with light lime green, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Light Lime Green Color Values
What Does Light Lime Green Mean?
Light Lime Green 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. As a lighter shade, Light Lime Green reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Light Lime Green is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: brilliant yellow green, #BDDA57). It is also known as Luminescent Lime.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Light Lime Green
Light Lime Green and #AB66FF 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 — #FFF766 and #6EFF66, which sit beside light lime green on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair light lime green with triadic partners #66BAFF and #FF66BA. 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
- Pale Lime Green —
#B1FF65(Delta E 3) - Light Lime —
#AEFD6C(Delta E 5) - Key Lime —
#AEFF6E(Delta E 5) - Pale Lime —
#BEFD73(Delta E 7) - Inchworm —
#B2EC5D(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #B9FF66; }
.background { background-color: #B9FF66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #B9FF66; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #B9FF6640; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for light lime green?
Light Lime Green has the hex code #B9FF66. In RGB notation it is rgb(185, 255, 102), in HSL it is hsl(87, 100%, 70%), and its OKLCH value is 0.924, 0.196, 130.2.
What does the color light lime green mean?
Yellow Green-family colors like light lime green carry distinct psychological associations. Light Lime Green 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. As a lighter shade, Light Lime Green reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with light lime green?
Light Lime Green has three easy routes: its complement #AB66FF for punch, its neighbors #FFF766 and #6EFF66 for something calmer, or triadic partners #66BAFF and #FF66BA when you want energy.
Is light lime green a standard web color?
No — Light Lime Green is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #B9FF66 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make light lime green lighter or darker?
To lighten light lime green, 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 #F4FFE5 (lightest tint) to #223D00 (darkest shade).
About Light Lime Green
Light Lime Green is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow Green hue family. It has alternative names including Luminescent Lime. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #B9FF66 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.