#AAFF32Lime (#AAFF32) is a very light, vivid yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 131°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.234. 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 | #AAFF32 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 255, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(85, 100%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(85, 80%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33%, 0%, 80%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(91.8 -53.4 81) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.912 0.234 131) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lime shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b9f81e — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#b4ff29 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#aaff32 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a9ff35 — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Lime in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.23:1 and against black 17.06:1, 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.
#aaff32 · #95e413 · #76b900 · #5a8e00 · #3f6600 · #264100
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.
#aaff32 · #ccdb00 · #d6bb00 · #d69d00 · #d28000 · #cc6000
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.
#aaff32 · #58dac8 · #76b800 · #009989 · #497500 · #00584e
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.
#aaff32 · #afc899 · #ab44e3 · #416900 · #2a4700 · #152800
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#aaff32 · #cbbfd5 · #809072 · #574f5e · #182707 · #020005
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.
#f5effa · #cdc6d2 · #a098a6 · #271e2e · #06010c · #aaff32
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#aaff32 · #afd5c0 · #75a576 · #6533f0 · #263760 · #030f20
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#aaff32 · #dcc0dc · #8277cb · #855376 · #2b3857 · #04150d
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#aaff32 · #a3c9f1 · #008cf2 · #9c003b · #460015 · #000619
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#aaff32 · #91d0e5 · #0099ba · #7800aa · #400f00 · #04000b
#B6FF61 · #C0FF7F · #CAFF97 · #D4FFAC · #DDFFBF
#87D100 · #68A400 · #4B7800 · #305000 · #172B00
#B7FA6E · #C3F493 · #CFEEB3
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.