Bright Lime Green #65FE08
Bright Lime Green is a light, vivid green with hex code #65FE08 and RGB rgb(101, 254, 8).
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Black text reads best on this color (15.73:1).
About this color
#65FE08 is a light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 88%, its chroma 0.274 and its hue 139°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Bright Lime Green. Black text reads best on it, at 15.73:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (88%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.274) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Bright Lime Green |
| Black text | 15.73:1 |
| White text | 1.33:1 |
Colors that go with Bright Lime Green
Matches found by rotating Bright Lime Green around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Bright Lime Green
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Bright Lime Green, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Bright Lime Green, with their ΔE distance.
- Lawn Green #7CFC00 ΔE 0.016
- Chartreuse #7FFF00 ΔE 0.019
- Poison Green #40FD14 ΔE 0.019
- Hot Green #25FF29 ΔE 0.025
- Bright Lime #87FD05 ΔE 0.025
- Radioactive Green #2CFA1F ΔE 0.029
- Electric Green #21FC0D ΔE 0.029
- Neon Green #0CFF0C ΔE 0.030
More about Bright Lime Green
How to make Bright Lime Green
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 2 parts yellow
- 2 parts white
- 1 part green
Recipe result: #B8DC53, a difference of ΔE 0.128 from Bright Lime Green. Bright Lime Green is more vivid than these paints can mix, so start from a ready-made green paint and adjust it.
Codes for Bright Lime Green in every format
| HEX | #65FE08 |
| RGB | rgb(101, 254, 8) |
| HSL | hsl(97, 99%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.9% 0.274 138.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #65FE08 | 1.33:1 | Fails | Lc -18.3 | Dividers and decoration only |
| Black text on #65FE08 | 15.73:1 | AAA | Lc 87.7 | Fine for body text |
| #65FE08 text on white | 1.33:1 | Fails | Lc 15.9 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #65FE08 text on black | 15.73:1 | AAA | Lc -87.8 | Fine for body text |
Shades and tints of Bright Lime Green
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 200.
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Step 50
50
#E6FEDF
oklch(97.1% 0.048 138.6)
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Step 100
100
#C8FBB9
oklch(93.6% 0.102 138.7)
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Step 200
200 (this color)
#65FE08
oklch(87.9% 0.274 138.6)
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Step 300
300
#59E400
oklch(81% 0.253 138.6)
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Step 400
400
#49BE00
oklch(70.6% 0.221 138.6)
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Step 500
500
#3DA300
oklch(63% 0.197 138.7)
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Step 600
600
#328900
oklch(55.5% 0.174 138.7)
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Step 700
700
#297400
oklch(49.2% 0.154 138.7)
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Step 800
800
#205F00
oklch(42.8% 0.134 138.7)
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Step 900
900
#1A4F00
oklch(37.7% 0.118 138.5)
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Step 950
950
#0C2F00
oklch(26.9% 0.084 138.6)
Bright Lime Green with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #FFE600 | 0.172 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F3DA3B | 0.177 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #53F5D8 | 0.189 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #DFDFDF | 0.275 |
Use Bright Lime Green in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.