Lime Yellow Color
Lime Yellow is a yellow green color with hex code #D0FE1D. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with lime yellow, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Lime Yellow Color Values
What Does Lime Yellow Mean?
Lime Yellow 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 Yellow 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 Yellow is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: vivid greenish yellow, #DCD300).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Lime Yellow
Lime Yellow and #481BFE 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 — #FEBA1B and #5FFE1B, which sit beside lime yellow on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair lime yellow with triadic partners #1BD0FE and #FE1BD0. 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
- Greenish Yellow —
#CDFD02(Delta E 3) - Greeny Yellow —
#C6F808(Delta E 3) - Neon Yellow —
#CFFF04(Delta E 3) - Electric Lime —
#C8FF00(Delta E 5) - Lemon Lime —
#BFFE28(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #D0FE1D; }
.background { background-color: #D0FE1D; }
.border { border: 2px solid #D0FE1D; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #D0FE1D40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for lime yellow?
Lime Yellow has the hex code #D0FE1D. In RGB notation it is rgb(208, 254, 29), in HSL it is hsl(72, 99%, 55%), and its OKLCH value is 0.932, 0.222, 122.2.
What does the color lime yellow mean?
Yellow Green-family colors like lime yellow carry distinct psychological associations. Lime Yellow 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 Yellow sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with lime yellow?
Lime Yellow has three easy routes: its complement #481BFE for punch, its neighbors #FEBA1B and #5FFE1B for something calmer, or triadic partners #1BD0FE and #FE1BD0 when you want energy.
Is lime yellow a standard web color?
No — Lime Yellow is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #D0FE1D or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make lime yellow lighter or darker?
To lighten lime yellow, 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 #F8FFDB (lightest tint) to #252E00 (darkest shade).
About Lime Yellow
Lime Yellow 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 #D0FE1D to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.