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Olive Bloom Vivid
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Olive Bloom Vivid

Lime · Hue 80
Metrics
S 74% · L 76%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white1.3:1Failon black16.5:1AA
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About this color

Olive Bloom Vivid (#D1EF95) belongs to the lime family — hue 80°, 74% saturation, 76% 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-olive-bloom-vivid: #D1EF95;
  --colorarchive-olive-bloom-vivid-hsl: hsl(80, 74%, 76%);
  --colorarchive-olive-bloom-vivid-rgb: rgb(209, 239, 149);
}

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 #D1EF95.

  • Starbucksneutral
    Warm Neutral · #D4E9E2
    →
  • Aesopneutral
    Cream Paper · #EFE4D2
    →
  • Anthropicneutral
    Light Gray · #E8E6DC
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #D1EF95.

  • France (Paris)Lutetian Limestone
    #E5DDC8 · Paris facade stone (Haussmannian-era buildings)
    →
  • Korea (Obangsaek)Hanji Cream
    #EAE0CB · Mulberry-fiber Korean paper
    →
  • IcelandLopapeysa Cream
    #E8DFCC · Undyed Icelandic sheep wool
    →

Color guides

Go deeper on using lime and color in design.

Color TheoryWarm vs Cool Colors: A Designer's Complete Guide to Color TemperatureColor TheoryColor Theory Fundamentals: The Principles Every Designer Should KnowDesign SystemsDesign Token Architecture for Color: Building Scalable, Maintainable Systems

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
Olive Pearl Vivid
#E0F4B8 · hsl(80, 74%, 84%)
Darker companion
Olive Silk Vivid
#C2EA71 · hsl(80, 74%, 68%)
Complementary counterpoint
Orchid Bloom Vivid
#B395EF · hsl(260, 74%, 76%)
Analogous lead
Moss Bloom Vivid
#B3EF95 · hsl(100, 74%, 76%)
Analogous echo
Canary Bloom Vivid
#EFE895 · hsl(55, 74%, 76%)
Triadic +120°
Azure Bloom Vivid
#95D1EF · hsl(200, 74%, 76%)
Triadic +240°
Rose Bloom Vivid
#EF95D1 · hsl(320, 74%, 76%)
Split-comp +150°
Indigo Bloom Vivid
#95A4EF · hsl(230, 74%, 76%)
Split-comp +210°
Magenta Bloom Vivid
#E095EF · hsl(290, 74%, 76%)
Export preview
Base: Olive Bloom Vivid #D1EF95
Lighter companion: Olive Pearl Vivid #E0F4B8
Darker companion: Olive Silk Vivid #C2EA71
Complementary counterpoint: Orchid Bloom Vivid #B395EF
Analogous lead: Moss Bloom Vivid #B3EF95
Analogous echo: Canary Bloom Vivid #EFE895
Triadic +120°: Azure Bloom Vivid #95D1EF
Triadic +240°: Rose Bloom Vivid #EF95D1
Split-comp +150°: Indigo Bloom Vivid #95A4EF
Split-comp +210°: Magenta Bloom Vivid #E095EF

Compare

See how Olive Bloom Vivid compares side by side with related colors.

vsOlive Pearl VividvsOlive Silk VividvsOrchid Bloom VividvsMoss Bloom VividvsCanary Bloom VividvsAzure Bloom Vivid

Nearest neighbors

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

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Nearby match
Olive Bloom Bright
#D3F58E · hsl(80, 84%, 76%)
Nearby match
Chartreuse Bloom Vivid
#D8EF95 · hsl(75, 74%, 76%)
Nearby match
Olive Silk Vivid
#C2EA71 · hsl(80, 74%, 68%)
Nearby match
Olive Pearl Vivid
#E0F4B8 · hsl(80, 74%, 84%)
Nearby match
Olive Bloom Pure
#D5FA89 · hsl(80, 92%, 76%)
Nearby match
Olive Bloom Clear
#CDE3A1 · hsl(80, 54%, 76%)

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
AAA7.4:1
Orchid Velvet Vivid
#511CBA
AAA7.5:1
Orchid Velvet Bright
#4D11C5
AAA7.4:1
Orchid Velvet Pure
#4A09CE
AAA7.2:1
Orchid Dusk Dust
#4F406D
AAA7.7:1
Orchid Dusk Soft
#4D3974
AAA8.6:1
Orchid Dusk Clear
#472886

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#DDDBB6
Protanopia
#DFDFB0
Tritanopia
#D3C3C6
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Olive Bloom Faint#C4C8BC · hsl(80, 10%, 76%)Olive Bloom Muted#C5CDB7 · hsl(80, 18%, 76%)Olive Bloom Dust#C7D2B2 · hsl(80, 26%, 76%)Olive Bloom Soft#C9D7AD · hsl(80, 34%, 76%)Olive Bloom Clear#CDE3A1 · hsl(80, 54%, 76%)Olive Bloom Vivid#D1EF95 · hsl(80, 74%, 76%)Olive Bloom Bright#D3F58E · hsl(80, 84%, 76%)Olive Bloom Pure#D5FA89 · hsl(80, 92%, 76%)
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