Lime Green Color
Lime Green is a yellow green color with hex code #89FE05. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with lime green, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Lime Green Color Values
What Does Lime Green Mean?
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. Lime Green sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Lime Green is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: vivid yellow green, #8DB600). It is also known as Radioactive.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Lime Green
Lime Green and #7A06FE 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 — #FEF606 and #0FFE06, which sit beside lime green on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair lime green with triadic partners #068AFE and #FE068A. 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
- Bright Lime —
#87FD05(Delta E 1) - Acid Green —
#8FFE09(Delta E 2) - Chartreuse —
#7FFF00(Delta E 3) - LawnGreen —
#7CFC00(Delta E 3) - Bright Yellow Green —
#9DFF00(Delta E 6)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #89FE05; }
.background { background-color: #89FE05; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89FE05; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #89FE0540; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for lime green?
Lime Green has the hex code #89FE05. In RGB notation it is rgb(137, 254, 5), in HSL it is hsl(88, 99%, 51%), and its OKLCH value is 0.892, 0.259, 134.8.
What does the color lime green mean?
Yellow Green-family colors like lime green carry distinct psychological associations. 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. Lime Green sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with lime green?
Lime Green has three easy routes: its complement #7A06FE for punch, its neighbors #FEF606 and #0FFE06 for something calmer, or triadic partners #068AFE and #FE068A when you want energy.
Is lime green a standard web color?
No — Lime Green is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #89FE05 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make lime green lighter or darker?
To lighten 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 #ECFFD6 (lightest tint) to #182E00 (darkest shade).
About Lime Green
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 Radioactive. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #89FE05 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.