#DFE289Sassy Lime (#DFE289) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 110°, lightness 0.89 and chroma 0.112. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #DFE289 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 226, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 61%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 39%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 0%, 39%, 11%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(87.9 -13.9 43.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.891 0.112 110) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sassy Lime shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e7dc7d — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#e7e385 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#dfe289 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dfe38b — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Sassy 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 1.37:1 and against black 15.38:1, 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.
#f5f9a5 · #dfe289 · #a6a85b · #80813c · #5c5d1d · #3b3b00
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.
#dfe289 · #dec774 · #d8ad67 · #cd9460 · #be7d5f · #ab695e
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.
#dfe289 · #9bc7b0 · #9fa159 · #2d9269 · #646521 · #22503b
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.
#dfe289 · #b8baa2 · #97996d · #685ba3 · #3a3b15 · #1e1f07
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#dfe289 · #bdbcc8 · #858677 · #504f56 · #212212 · #010103
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.
#f1f0fc · #c8c7d5 · #9b9aa9 · #222031 · #04020e · #dfe289
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cefffd · #dfe289 · #a3d393 · #c35fdb · #31406e · #200610
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dfe289 · #bdbbd3 · #6585bb · #6a3875 · #021d4d · #040006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dfe289 · #a9c3d0 · #448fb0 · #7b3258 · #3e0427 · #00050c
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dfe289 · #a6c5c7 · #32959a · #504288 · #43020c · #02000c
#E3E698 · #E6E9A7 · #EAEDB6 · #EEF1C4 · #F2F4D2
#B6B868 · #8F9049 · #696A2A · #464709 · #252500
#DEE19D · #DDDFAF · #DCDEC0
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.