#DDFF00Lime Zest (#DDFF00) is a near-white, vivid yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 119°, lightness 0.94 and chroma 0.222. 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 | #DDFF00 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 255, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 100%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 100%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13%, 0%, 100%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(94.7 -35.3 91.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.942 0.222 119) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lime Zest shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e8f800 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#e6ff00 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ddff00 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ddff0b — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Lime Zest 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 1.14:1 and against black 18.38:1, 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.
#ddff00 · #bcda00 · #98b000 · #748700 · #536100 · #343d00
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.
#ddff00 · #efdc00 · #f3bc00 · #f29d00 · #ee7c00 · #e15f31
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.
#ddff00 · #56c2a2 · #849900 · #008367 · #4d5b00 · #004434
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.
#ddff00 · #c3cf9e · #9db052 · #8642dc · #414c00 · #262e00
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ddff00 · #d1cae0 · #8d9576 · #595463 · #212705 · #020006
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.
#f3f0fb · #cac6d4 · #9d99a8 · #241f30 · #05010d · #ddff00
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ddff00 · #b8dcc5 · #7caf78 · #a82cec · #29375f · #030a34
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ddff00 · #d4c6f5 · #6587fb · #90008e · #0e0075 · #060006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ddff00 · #a7d5f6 · #009ae0 · #9f0054 · #480022 · #00050f
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ddff00 · #9bdbe6 · #00a3b5 · #6c1ebd · #4b0000 · #040011
#E0FF50 · #E3FF72 · #E6FE8C · #E9FEA4 · #EDFDB9
#B4D000 · #8CA200 · #667700 · #434E00 · #222900
#E0FC68 · #E2F894 · #E6F4B7
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.