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Lime Core Pure

Lime · Hue 90
Metrics
S 92% · L 48%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white1.5:1Failon black13.7:1AA
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About this color

Lime Core Pure (#7AEB0A) belongs to the lime family — hue 90°, 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-lime-core-pure: #7AEB0A;
  --colorarchive-lime-core-pure-hsl: hsl(90, 92%, 48%);
  --colorarchive-lime-core-pure-rgb: rgb(122, 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 #7AEB0A.

  • Microsoftprimary
    Xbox Green · #7FBA00
    →
  • Discordaccent
    Online Green · #57F287
    →
  • Supabaseprimary
    Supabase Green · #3ECF8E
    →

Color guides

Go deeper on using lime and color in design.

AccessibilityColor Contrast Checker: Understanding WCAG Requirements and How to Apply ThemColor TheoryDark Color Palette Guide: Building Low-Luminance Palettes That WorkBrand & MarketingLuxury Neutral Color Palette Ideas Without Defaulting to Black and White

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
Lime Radiant Pure
#8AF61E · hsl(90, 92%, 54%)
Darker companion
Lime Velvet Pure
#6BCE09 · hsl(90, 92%, 42%)
Complementary counterpoint
Plum Core Pure
#7A0AEB · hsl(270, 92%, 48%)
Analogous lead
Clover Core Pure
#1DEB0A · hsl(115, 92%, 48%)
Analogous echo
Honey Core Pure
#C5EB0A · hsl(70, 92%, 48%)
Triadic +120°
Sapphire Core Pure
#0A7AEB · hsl(210, 92%, 48%)
Triadic +240°
Blush Core Pure
#EB0A7A · hsl(330, 92%, 48%)
Split-comp +150°
Iris Core Pure
#0A0AEB · hsl(240, 92%, 48%)
Split-comp +210°
Fuchsia Core Pure
#EB0AEB · hsl(300, 92%, 48%)
Export preview
Base: Lime Core Pure #7AEB0A
Lighter companion: Lime Radiant Pure #8AF61E
Darker companion: Lime Velvet Pure #6BCE09
Complementary counterpoint: Plum Core Pure #7A0AEB
Analogous lead: Clover Core Pure #1DEB0A
Analogous echo: Honey Core Pure #C5EB0A
Triadic +120°: Sapphire Core Pure #0A7AEB
Triadic +240°: Blush Core Pure #EB0A7A
Split-comp +150°: Iris Core Pure #0A0AEB
Split-comp +210°: Fuchsia Core Pure #EB0AEB

Compare

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

vsLime Radiant PurevsLime Velvet PurevsPlum Core PurevsClover Core PurevsHoney Core PurevsSapphire Core Pure

Nearest neighbors

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

Search by hex
Nearby match
Lime Core Bright
#7AE114 · hsl(90, 84%, 48%)
Nearby match
Lime Velvet Pure
#6BCE09 · hsl(90, 92%, 42%)
Nearby match
Lime Radiant Pure
#8AF61E · hsl(90, 92%, 54%)
Nearby match
Lime Velvet Bright
#6BC511 · hsl(90, 84%, 42%)
Nearby match
Lime Radiant Bright
#8AEC27 · hsl(90, 84%, 54%)
Nearby match
Lime Core Vivid
#7AD520 · hsl(90, 74%, 48%)

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
AAA7.1:1
Plum Shadow Dust
#47355A
AAA7.4:1
Plum Shadow Soft
#472F60
AAA8:1
Plum Shadow Clear
#47216E
AAA8.3:1
Plum Shadow Vivid
#47137C
AAA8.3:1
Plum Shadow Bright
#470B83
AAA8.3:1
Plum Shadow Pure
#470689

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#B0A789
Protanopia
#B6B77C
Tritanopia
#83A2A9
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Saturation ladder

Same hue and lightness, from gray to pure

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Lime Core Faint#7A876E · hsl(90, 10%, 48%)Lime Core Muted#7A9064 · hsl(90, 18%, 48%)Lime Core Dust#7A9A5B · hsl(90, 26%, 48%)Lime Core Soft#7AA451 · hsl(90, 34%, 48%)Lime Core Clear#7ABC38 · hsl(90, 54%, 48%)Lime Core Vivid#7AD520 · hsl(90, 74%, 48%)Lime Core Bright#7AE114 · hsl(90, 84%, 48%)Lime Core Pure#7AEB0A · hsl(90, 92%, 48%)
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