Lemon Lime (#E3FF00)

The hex code for Lemon Lime is #E3FF00. It is rgb(227, 255, 0) in RGB, hsl(67, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK — a mid-tone green. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E3FF00

HEX#E3FF00

RGBrgb(227, 255, 0)

HSLhsl(67, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(67, 100%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 100%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(94.7% 0.219 117.5)

LABlab(95.49% -26.92 90.74)

LCHlch(95.49% 94.65 106.53)

Colors Closest to Lemon Lime

Lemon 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.

Watermelon Yellow#EEFF1BΔE 4.82 Dandelion#DDF719ΔE 5.12 Arctic Lime#D0FF14ΔE 7.99 Volt#CEFF00ΔE 8.44 Electric Lime#CCFF00ΔE 9.23 Lemon Glacier#FDFF00ΔE 10.83

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#E3FF00 Channel Values

How Lemon 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 227 · G 255 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 67° · S 100% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 67° · S 100% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 11% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.13:1 vs white · 18.57:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Lemon 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 text1.13:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text18.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Lemon Lime

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Lemon 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 Lemon 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 Lemon 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#E3FF00

Protanopia#FBFB03

Protanomaly#F1FC02

Deuteranopia#F6F613

Deuteranomaly#EFFA0D

Tritanopia#F3F0F0

Tritanomaly#EDF6C0

Achromatopsia#F1F1F1

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Using #E3FF00 in Code

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

CSS custom property--lemon-lime: #E3FF00;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E3FF00;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'lemon-lime': '#E3FF00' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.890, green: 1.000, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="lemon_lime">#E3FF00</color>

SVG fillfill="#E3FF00"

More Green Colors

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

e4ecd4 e3f988 e4f6f0 deefbd e4ffbd ddfedd e5fff7 ddf719 e6fee6 ddf4e7 e8f48c dcfce7 004d00 009e4f 00ffcc 177b4d 29ab87 38e038 4dffc3 66cc99 86c8bc 99ff99 adffad cbfbf1

#E3FF00 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Lemon Lime?

The hex code for Lemon Lime is #E3FF00. That is rgb(227, 255, 0) in RGB, hsl(67, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #E3FF00?

#E3FF00 is rgb(227, 255, 0) — red 227, green 255, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E3FF00?

#E3FF00 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 100%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E3FF00 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E3FF00 scores 1.13:1 against white and 18.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E3FF00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E3FF00 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 yellow (#FFFF00) at a CIE76 distance of 11.68, which is visibly different.

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