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Chartreuse Core Pure
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Chartreuse Core Pure

Lime · Hue 75
Metrics
S 92% · L 48%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white1.4:1Failon black14.8:1AA
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About this color

Chartreuse Core Pure (#B3EB0A) belongs to the lime family — hue 75°, 92% saturation, 48% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-chartreuse-core-pure: #B3EB0A;
  --colorarchive-chartreuse-core-pure-hsl: hsl(75, 92%, 48%);
  --colorarchive-chartreuse-core-pure-rgb: rgb(179, 235, 10);
}

AI Color Names

Let AI suggest alternative poetic names for this color in English and Chinese.

Design Context

VibrantYouthfulDynamic
Common in

Gaming · Streetwear · Energy Drinks

Pairs well with

Black or dark purple for high-contrast impact, white for clean energy

Design tip

Best for accent elements that need to pop. Use with dark backgrounds for maximum visibility in gaming and tech interfaces.

Cultural context ▶

Electric lime signals youth culture, technology, and rebellion. Popular in gaming and urban fashion.

Color Origins

Lime family

Half spring leaf, half pop-art neon.

Heritage

Lime — the yellow-green region of the spectrum — was often mixed by painters, for example verdigris combined with lead-tin yellow or yellow ochre. Synthetic pigments of the 19th and 20th centuries made saturated lime far easier to mix, which is why lime feels visually 'modern' even though grass and leaves have always lived there.

Across cultures

In Japan, moegi — the yellow-green of young leaves sprouting in spring — is a traditional color that falls within lime. In American pop culture, fluorescent Day-Glo pigments, popularized by 1960s psychedelic art, made neon brights like lime part of the visual vocabulary. In sportswear lime carries 'high-visibility' connotations (running gear, safety vests) that have lately come back into fashion as a deliberate aesthetic.

In the wild

Tennis balls turned lime-yellow ('optic yellow') after 1972, when the ITF adopted them as easier to see on color TV; Wimbledon kept white balls until 1986. Xbox's brand palette includes a light green that sits at the lime end, though Spotify's green and the main Xbox green are true greens. BP's Helios mark mixes green with yellow. Mountain Dew's drink is a vivid chartreuse. In film, The Matrix's coded rain is green-on-black — the choice was originally about the look of phosphor CRT terminals.

How it reads

Lime is the youngest-feeling green: it reads as fresh, citric, energetic, and slightly synthetic. At low saturation it becomes olive or moss, both heavily associated with craft, sustainability, and slow design. At high saturation it reads as sport, beverage, or technology. Lime is one of the harder hues to use as a primary brand color without trending toward 'energy drink' — many brands therefore use it as an accent against deep neutrals.

This particular tone

A vivid mid-tone — distinctive enough to anchor an identity, saturated enough to demand a quiet supporting palette.

Lightness band: At mid-lightness the hue carries its full character. This is the band where many identity colors live: bright enough to be distinctive at small sizes, deep enough to sit cleanly on a white canvas.

Saturation band: At this saturation the color is doing work. It reads as a brand statement, a sport accessory, or a UI signal. It should be used in small, deliberate doses against quieter neighbors; large fields at this saturation will exhaust the eye.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #B3EB0A.

  • Patagoniasecondary
    Sunset Yellow · #F4D54F
    →
  • Hugging Faceprimary
    Hugging Yellow · #FFD21E
    →
  • Microsoftprimary
    Xbox Green · #7FBA00
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #B3EB0A.

  • Italy (Tuscany)Sunflower Yellow
    #F3C220 · Helianthus fields, Val d'Orcia
    →
  • MoroccoSaffron
    #F4C430 · Crocus sativus stigma dye
    →
  • Turkey (Istanbul)Saffron Yellow
    #F4C430 · Anatolian saffron + spice market color
    →

Color guides

Go deeper on using lime and color in design.

Color TheoryColor Palettes for Data Visualization: Sequential, Diverging, and CategoricalUI DesignDark Mode Color Design: Beyond Inverting Your PaletteAccessibilityColor Accessibility: Building Inclusive Palettes That Meet WCAG Standards

Tonal strip

All lightness levels at this hue and saturation. Click any to navigate.

Palette moves

Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.

Lighter companion
Chartreuse Radiant Pure
#C0F61E · hsl(75, 92%, 54%)
Darker companion
Chartreuse Velvet Pure
#9CCE09 · hsl(75, 92%, 42%)
Complementary counterpoint
Violet Core Pure
#2F0AEB · hsl(250, 92%, 48%)
Analogous lead
Moss Core Pure
#55EB0A · hsl(100, 92%, 48%)
Analogous echo
Amber Core Pure
#EBC50A · hsl(50, 92%, 48%)
Triadic +120°
Cerulean Core Pure
#0AC5EB · hsl(190, 92%, 48%)
Triadic +240°
Peony Core Pure
#EB0AC5 · hsl(310, 92%, 48%)
Split-comp +150°
Cobalt Core Pure
#0A55EB · hsl(220, 92%, 48%)
Split-comp +210°
Mulberry Core Pure
#A00AEB · hsl(280, 92%, 48%)
Export preview
Base: Chartreuse Core Pure #B3EB0A
Lighter companion: Chartreuse Radiant Pure #C0F61E
Darker companion: Chartreuse Velvet Pure #9CCE09
Complementary counterpoint: Violet Core Pure #2F0AEB
Analogous lead: Moss Core Pure #55EB0A
Analogous echo: Amber Core Pure #EBC50A
Triadic +120°: Cerulean Core Pure #0AC5EB
Triadic +240°: Peony Core Pure #EB0AC5
Split-comp +150°: Cobalt Core Pure #0A55EB
Split-comp +210°: Mulberry Core Pure #A00AEB

Compare

See how Chartreuse Core Pure compares side by side with related colors.

vsChartreuse Radiant PurevsChartreuse Velvet PurevsViolet Core PurevsMoss Core PurevsAmber Core PurevsCerulean Core Pure

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Chartreuse Core Bright
#AEE114 · hsl(75, 84%, 48%)
Nearby match
Chartreuse Velvet Pure
#9CCE09 · hsl(75, 92%, 42%)
Nearby match
Chartreuse Radiant Pure
#C0F61E · hsl(75, 92%, 54%)
Nearby match
Honey Core Pure
#C5EB0A · hsl(70, 92%, 48%)
Nearby match
Olive Core Pure
#A0EB0A · hsl(80, 92%, 48%)
Nearby match
Chartreuse Velvet Bright
#98C511 · hsl(75, 84%, 42%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7.3:1
Violet Velvet Vivid
#361CBA
AAA7.4:1
Violet Velvet Bright
#2F11C5
AAA7.3:1
Violet Velvet Pure
#2909CE
AAA7.1:1
Violet Dusk Soft
#433974
AAA8.2:1
Violet Dusk Clear
#372886
AAA8.8:1
Violet Dusk Vivid
#2C1797

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#CAC689
Protanopia
#CECE7C
Tritanopia
#B6A2A9
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Chartreuse Core Faint#81876E · hsl(75, 10%, 48%)Chartreuse Core Muted#859064 · hsl(75, 18%, 48%)Chartreuse Core Dust#8A9A5B · hsl(75, 26%, 48%)Chartreuse Core Soft#8FA451 · hsl(75, 34%, 48%)Chartreuse Core Clear#9BBC38 · hsl(75, 54%, 48%)Chartreuse Core Vivid#A8D520 · hsl(75, 74%, 48%)Chartreuse Core Bright#AEE114 · hsl(75, 84%, 48%)Chartreuse Core Pure#B3EB0A · hsl(75, 92%, 48%)
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