#00FF00Lime (#00FF00) is a very light, vivid green with an OKLCH hue of 142°, lightness 0.87 and chroma 0.295. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #00FF00 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(0, 255, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(120, 100%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(120, 100%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(87.7 -86.2 83.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.866 0.295 142) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lime shifts subtly: leans toward yellow, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#50f900 — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow, loses intensity#38ff00 — ΔE 1.0, is virtually unchanged#00ff00 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#00ff09 — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 1.37:1 and against black 15.3:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#d7ffd2 · #00ff00 · #00c400 · #009800 · #006d00 · #004600
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#9bffc8 · #00ff00 · #9dd600 · #b3b500 · #b69800 · #b27d00
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#00ff00 · #00cccc · #00b400 · #008887 · #006e00 · #004949
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#00ff00 · #e027f9 · #4e7b4a · #006100 · #003f00 · #001f00
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#00ff00 · #c3aec6 · #6b8968 · #554757 · #052705 · #030005
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f7eef8 · #cfc5d0 · #a397a4 · #2a1d2c · #080109 · #00ff00
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f0f3cd · #00ff00 · #abc78d · #ef2f9c · #47395f · #210603
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffe1f7 · #00ff00 · #e3a5c4 · #9083cf · #33415e · #041310
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#00ff00 · #98b7ef · #3074ff · #93001c · #430006 · #000012
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#00ff00 · #7ac0e6 · #008bbc · #7b008a · #361400 · #050008
#60FF58 · #86FF7E · #A2FF9A · #BAFFB3 · #CEFFCA
#00D000 · #00A300 · #007900 · #005100 · #002C00
#65F75D · #8CEF85 · #AAE5A5
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.