#33EE00Satin Lime (#33EE00) is a very light, vivid green with an OKLCH hue of 141°, lightness 0.83 and chroma 0.274. 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 | #33EE00 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 238, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(107, 100%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(107, 100%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79%, 0%, 100%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(82.8 -78.4 79.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.827 0.274 141) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Satin Lime shifts subtly: leans toward yellow, loses intensity; 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.
#5ae800 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow, loses intensity#4aef00 — ΔE 1.0, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#33ee00 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#2eef08 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Satin 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 1.57:1 and against black 13.37:1, 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.
#d7ffd1 · #33ee00 · #27c300 · #1c9700 · #106d00 · #064500
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.
#8cffdf · #00fd9e · #33ee00 · #96c700 · #a8a700 · #aa8b00
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.
#33ee00 · #00bfbc · #1fa400 · #007b79 · #0d6000 · #003d3d
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.
#ccf9c5 · #33ee00 · #d738f2 · #227616 · #095400 · #023200
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#33ee00 · #b5a2b9 · #657f61 · #4f4251 · #072404 · #030005
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.
#f7eff8 · #cfc5d0 · #a397a4 · #2a1d2c · #08010a · #33ee00
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#33ee00 · #c299c9 · #ad38c2 · #720083 · #33003b · #000200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f9d5eb · #33ee00 · #a488c8 · #ae5175 · #313f60 · #04110d
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#33ee00 · #8daade · #1f6bf4 · #89001c · #3f0007 · #000012
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#33ee00 · #72b3d5 · #0081ae · #720083 · #331200 · #050008
#5FF24A · #7DF66D · #97FA89 · #AEFDA3 · #C7FFBF
#27C300 · #1C9900 · #127100 · #074C00 · #012A00
#68E757 · #89DF7D · #A2D79A
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.