greenwarmCC0 survey name

Light Lime #AEFD6C

Light Lime is a light, vivid warm color (#AEFD6C; HSL 93° 97% 71%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “light lime”.

Use cases: Success states · Nature brands

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Families: Greens · Lime Colors

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#AEFD6C
RGBrgb(174, 253, 108)
HSLhsl(93, 97%, 71%)
HSVhsv(93, 57%, 99%)
OKLCHoklch(91.34% 0.194 133)
OKLaboklab(91.34% -0.1321 0.1419)
CMYKcmyk(31.2%, 0%, 57.3%, 0.8%)
XYZxyz(55.2867, 80.33, 26.7767)
CIE-LABlab(91.8, -47.4, 60.6)
CIE-LCHlch(91.8, 77.0, 128.0°)
Luminance0.803 (WCAG relative)
/* Light Lime */ --light-lime: #aefd6c; color: #aefd6c; background-color: #aefd6c;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: lightlime.

Collections: Citrus Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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Shades (toward black)

#9be161 #89c557 #77aa4c #669042 #557638 #445e2e #344624 #25301b #171b11 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#b8fd7c #c1fe8b #cafe9a #d2ffa9 #dbffb8 #e2ffc6 #eaffd4 #f1ffe2 #f8fff1 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#b5fb7a #bcf987 #c3f794 #c9f5a0 #cff3ac #d5f1b8 #daefc4 #dfecd0 #e3eadc #e8e8e8

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#AEFD6C
#BB6CFD
#aefd6c #bb6cfd

Analogous

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#F6FD6C
#AEFD6C
#6CFD72
#f6fd6c #aefd6c #6cfd72

Triadic

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#AEFD6C
#6CAEFD
#FD6CAE
#aefd6c #6caefd #fd6cae

Tetradic

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#AEFD6C
#6CF6FD
#BB6CFD
#FD726C
#aefd6c #6cf6fd #bb6cfd #fd726c

Square

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#AEFD6C
#6CF6FD
#BB6CFD
#FD726C
#aefd6c #6cf6fd #bb6cfd #fd726c

Split Complementary

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#AEFD6C
#726CFD
#FD6CF6
#aefd6c #726cfd #fd6cf6

Monochromatic

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#6DEB03
#8DFC30
#AEFD6C
#CFFEA8
#EEFFE1
#6deb03 #8dfc30 #aefd6c #cffea8 #eeffe1

Accessibility & contrast

1.23
#AEFD6C on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
17.07
#AEFD6C on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on light lime

17.07
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFEC5D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE576
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AFF4DD

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Key Lime #AEFF6E0.45
Pale Lime #BEFD732.12
Kiwi #9CEF434.17
Light Green #96F97B4.27
Celery #C1FD955.15
Greenyellow #ADFF2F5.20

Colors that go with light lime

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Frog Green #58BC08
2.0:1
Same hue family as light lime (Δh 1°) — guaranteed harmony
Taupe #8B7D6B
3.3:1
Warm/cool bridge (Δh 59°) — adds depth without tension
Deep Pink #CB0162
4.6:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈122°) — balanced three-way contrast
Barney Purple #A00498
5.8:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈150°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Darkorchid #9932CC
4.6:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈173°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.