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Lime Whisper Pure
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Lime Whisper Pure

Lime · Hue 90
Metrics
S 92% · L 94%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white1.1:1Failon black20:1AA
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About this color

Lime Whisper Pure (#F0FEE2) belongs to the lime family — hue 90°, 92% saturation, 94% 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-whisper-pure: #F0FEE2;
  --colorarchive-lime-whisper-pure-hsl: hsl(90, 92%, 94%);
  --colorarchive-lime-whisper-pure-rgb: rgb(240, 254, 226);
}

AI Color Names

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

Design Context

FreshNaturalInvigorating
Common in

Juice & Smoothie Brands · Eco Products · Fitness

Pairs well with

White for cleanliness, soft pink for playful contrast

Design tip

Use for wellness and eco-friendly brands. Light lime as a background creates an airy, energizing feel.

Cultural context ▶

Light lime represents freshness, vitality, and new growth. Common in spring-themed and health-focused design.

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

An almost luminous high-key tone — at this saturation and brightness, the color borders on neon. Use sparingly; it overpowers most companions.

Lightness band: At this lightness the hue almost recedes into the surface around it — useful for backgrounds, hover states, and any surface where the color should suggest a mood without competing with content.

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 #F0FEE2.

  • Anthropicbackground
    Anthropic Light · #FAF9F5
    →
  • Lululemonneutral
    Site Off-White · #F9F9F8
    →
  • Stripeneutral
    Off White · #F6F9FC
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #F0FEE2.

  • Korea (Obangsaek)Obangsaek White (백 / baek)
    #F5F5F2 · West — metal element, hemp linen
    →
  • Greece (Aegean)Limewashed White
    #F8F4EE · Calcium hydroxide on stone
    →
  • ScandinaviaSnow White
    #F4F0EA · Limewashed plaster, Nordic interiors
    →

Color guides

Go deeper on using lime and color in design.

AccessibilityColor Accessibility Beyond WCAG: A Practical Field GuideBrand & MarketingFashion & Luxury Brand Color Design: The Restraint PrincipleBrand & MarketingMinimalist Color Palette: How to Do More With Less

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 Veil Pure
#FAFFF5 · hsl(90, 92%, 98%)
Darker companion
Lime Mist Pure
#E6FDCE · hsl(90, 92%, 90%)
Complementary counterpoint
Plum Whisper Pure
#F0E2FE · hsl(270, 92%, 94%)
Analogous lead
Clover Whisper Pure
#E4FEE2 · hsl(115, 92%, 94%)
Analogous echo
Honey Whisper Pure
#F9FEE2 · hsl(70, 92%, 94%)
Triadic +120°
Sapphire Whisper Pure
#E2F0FE · hsl(210, 92%, 94%)
Triadic +240°
Blush Whisper Pure
#FEE2F0 · hsl(330, 92%, 94%)
Split-comp +150°
Iris Whisper Pure
#E2E2FE · hsl(240, 92%, 94%)
Split-comp +210°
Fuchsia Whisper Pure
#FEE2FE · hsl(300, 92%, 94%)
Export preview
Base: Lime Whisper Pure #F0FEE2
Lighter companion: Lime Veil Pure #FAFFF5
Darker companion: Lime Mist Pure #E6FDCE
Complementary counterpoint: Plum Whisper Pure #F0E2FE
Analogous lead: Clover Whisper Pure #E4FEE2
Analogous echo: Honey Whisper Pure #F9FEE2
Triadic +120°: Sapphire Whisper Pure #E2F0FE
Triadic +240°: Blush Whisper Pure #FEE2F0
Split-comp +150°: Iris Whisper Pure #E2E2FE
Split-comp +210°: Fuchsia Whisper Pure #FEE2FE

Compare

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

vsLime Veil PurevsLime Mist PurevsPlum Whisper PurevsClover Whisper PurevsHoney Whisper PurevsSapphire Whisper Pure

Nearest neighbors

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

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Nearby match
Lime Mist Pure
#E6FDCE · hsl(90, 92%, 90%)
Nearby match
Lime Veil Pure
#FAFFF5 · hsl(90, 92%, 98%)
Nearby match
Lime Whisper Bright
#F0FDE3 · hsl(90, 84%, 94%)
Nearby match
Lime Mist Bright
#E6FBD0 · hsl(90, 84%, 90%)
Nearby match
Lime Veil Bright
#FAFEF6 · hsl(90, 84%, 98%)
Nearby match
Lime Pearl Pure
#D6FCB1 · hsl(90, 92%, 84%)

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
AAA7.7:1
Plum Velvet Clear
#6B31A5
AAA8:1
Plum Velvet Vivid
#6B1CBA
AAA8:1
Plum Velvet Bright
#6B11C5
AAA7.8:1
Plum Velvet Pure
#6B09CE
AAA7.5:1
Plum Dusk Faint
#574E5F
AAA8:1
Plum Dusk Muted
#574766

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#F5F4EB
Protanopia
#F6F6E9
Tritanopia
#F1EFF0
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Lime Whisper Faint#F0F1EE · hsl(90, 10%, 94%)Lime Whisper Muted#F0F2ED · hsl(90, 18%, 94%)Lime Whisper Dust#F0F4EC · hsl(90, 26%, 94%)Lime Whisper Soft#F0F5EA · hsl(90, 34%, 94%)Lime Whisper Clear#F0F8E7 · hsl(90, 54%, 94%)Lime Whisper Vivid#F0FBE4 · hsl(90, 74%, 94%)Lime Whisper Bright#F0FDE3 · hsl(90, 84%, 94%)Lime Whisper Pure#F0FEE2 · hsl(90, 92%, 94%)
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