#C6D624Lime Twist (#C6D624) is a very light, saturated yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 115°, lightness 0.84 and chroma 0.182. 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 | #C6D624 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 214, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 71%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(65, 83%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7%, 0%, 83%, 16%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(82 -25 76.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.836 0.182 115) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lime Twist shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ced00f — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow#cdd61a — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#c6d624 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c6d727 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Lime Twist 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 1.61:1 and against black 13.05:1, 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.
#eeff75 · #c6d624 · #9fad00 · #7b8500 · #585f00 · #373c00
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.
#bbf08a · #c6d624 · #d0b700 · #cf9900 · #ca7c00 · #bf621d
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.
#c6d624 · #6dbc9e · #899400 · #008160 · #505700 · #00422f
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.
#ebf2c9 · #c6d624 · #a4ae63 · #784ec9 · #454c00 · #292e01
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#c6d624 · #adaabc · #787c63 · #494652 · #1d2005 · #010005
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.
#f2f0fc · #c9c7d4 · #9c99a9 · #231f31 · #04010e · #c6d624
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#bdeee9 · #c6d624 · #dd39f5 · #5c825e · #333b66 · #1e050c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c2f3f7 · #c6d624 · #c2aad3 · #3f679b · #3d3e5e · #031204
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#c6d624 · #8cb3cb · #0083b6 · #86004d · #3c001f · #00050d
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#c6d624 · #84b7bd · #008994 · #54239d · #400003 · #040013
#CDDC53 · #D4E372 · #DCE98D · #E4EFA5 · #EBF4BD
#A1AF00 · #7E8900 · #5D6500 · #3D4300 · #202400
#C6D45E · #C6D281 · #C7CF9E
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.