#DDFFAALime Mist (#DDFFAA) is a near-white, soft yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 126°, lightness 0.96 and chroma 0.114. 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 | #DDFFAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 255, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(84, 100%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(84, 33%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13%, 0%, 33%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(95.9 -24.8 37.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.956 0.114 126) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lime Mist 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.
#e8f89d — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#e6ffa5 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#ddffaa — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ddffad — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Lime Mist 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 1.11:1 and against black 18.96:1, 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.
#ddffaa · #b8d689 · #92ad68 · #6f8649 · #4d612b · #2e3f0e
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.
#ddffaa · #e0e48d · #dfc978 · #d9ae6b · #ce9664 · #be8062
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.
#ddffaa · #89bcb0 · #829c59 · #008673 · #4a6022 · #05473c
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.
#ddffaa · #c7d1b9 · #9fb186 · #8b66af · #414f2c · #28301a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ddffaa · #d5d0db · #909687 · #5a575f · #212718 · #010003
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.
#f4effa · #ccc6d3 · #a099a8 · #271f30 · #06020d · #ddffaa
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ddffaa · #e1d7b2 · #f333ce · #547659 · #36345a · #22060a
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ddffaa · #d8cee5 · #848fcc · #7f3d71 · #1a1c52 · #050004
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ddffaa · #c1d6e9 · #6399c9 · #8c394f · #47051d · #000512
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ddffaa · #bbd9e1 · #46a2b7 · #69458b · #470b00 · #030009
#E0FEB4 · #E3FDBE · #E6FDC7 · #E9FCD1 · #ECFBDA
#B2D084 · #89A460 · #62793D · #3E511C · #1D2B00
#E1FCBA · #E5F9CA · #E9F6D8
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.