French Lime (#9EFD38)

The hex code for French Lime is #9EFD38. It is rgb(158, 253, 56) in RGB, hsl(89, 98%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 78%, 1%) in CMYK — a light green. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9EFD38

HEX#9EFD38

RGBrgb(158, 253, 56)

HSLhsl(89, 98%, 61%)

HSVhsv(89, 78%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 78%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(90.1% 0.235 132.7)

LABlab(90.90% -50.42 76.75)

LCHlch(90.90% 91.83 123.30)

Colors Closest to French Lime

French Lime is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 5.61 Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 6.62 Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 8.56 Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 9.05 Mango Green#96FF00ΔE 9.36 Lawn Green#7CFC00ΔE 12.73

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#9EFD38 Channel Values

How French Lime breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 158 · G 253 · B 56	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 89° · S 98% · L 61%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 89° · S 78% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 38% · M 0% · Y 78% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.27:1 vs white · 16.56:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a French Lime background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text1.27:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text16.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With French Lime

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite French Lime; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of French Lime

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How French Lime Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9EFD38

Protanopia#F0F03A

Protanomaly#D4F539

Deuteranopia#E3E344

Deuteranomaly#CBEE3F

Tritanopia#B5EFEF

Tritanomaly#ACF5C1

Achromatopsia#E4E4E4

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Using #9EFD38 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--french-lime: #9EFD38;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9EFD38;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'french-lime': '#9EFD38' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.992, blue: 0.220)

Android XML<color name="french_lime">#9EFD38</color>

SVG fillfill="#9EFD38"

More Green Colors

French Lime sits in the greenfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

9fc69f 9ef09e 9fcf3f 9dc209 a0d6b4 9dc183 a1bf6e 9caf88 a1e8a1 9bff05 a1ff42 9ae600 b3ffd9 ceff85 e9f4d2 006400 00ad74 043927 196719 2eff2e 3c6300 556b2f 6b8e23 8affc4

#9EFD38 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for French Lime?

The hex code for French Lime is #9EFD38. That is rgb(158, 253, 56) in RGB, hsl(89, 98%, 61%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 78%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #9EFD38?

#9EFD38 is rgb(158, 253, 56) — red 158, green 253, and blue 56 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9EFD38?

#9EFD38 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 78%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9EFD38 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9EFD38 scores 1.27:1 against white and 16.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9EFD38 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9EFD38 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 5.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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