Pale Lime Color
Pale Lime is a yellow green color with hex code #BEFD73. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with pale lime, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Pale Lime Color Values
What Does Pale Lime Mean?
Pale 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. As a lighter shade, Pale Lime reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Pale Lime is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: brilliant yellow green, #BDDA57). It is also known as Lime Lightning.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Pale Lime
Pale Lime and #B172FD 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 — #FDF672 and #79FD72, which sit beside pale lime on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair pale lime with triadic partners #72BFFD and #FD72BF. 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
- Light Lime —
#AEFD6C(Delta E 7) - Inchworm —
#B2EC5D(Delta E 7) - Light Pea Green —
#C4FE82(Delta E 7) - Light Lime Green —
#B9FF66(Delta E 7) - Key Lime —
#AEFF6E(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #BEFD73; }
.background { background-color: #BEFD73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #BEFD73; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #BEFD7340; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for pale lime?
Pale Lime has the hex code #BEFD73. In RGB notation it is rgb(190, 253, 115), in HSL it is hsl(87, 97%, 72%), and its OKLCH value is 0.924, 0.18, 129.8.
What does the color pale lime mean?
Yellow Green-family colors like pale lime carry distinct psychological associations. Pale 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. As a lighter shade, Pale Lime reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with pale lime?
Pale Lime has three easy routes: its complement #B172FD for punch, its neighbors #FDF672 and #79FD72 for something calmer, or triadic partners #72BFFD and #FD72BF when you want energy.
Is pale lime a standard web color?
No — Pale Lime is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #BEFD73 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make pale lime lighter or darker?
To lighten pale 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 #F3FFE6 (lightest tint) to #223C01 (darkest shade).
About Pale Lime
Pale Lime is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow Green hue family. It has alternative names including Lime Lightning. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #BEFD73 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.