Lime

#2eff01

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for lime, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Lime is a mid green that feels grounded. A mid green this grounded suits sustainability and outdoor brands. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Lime color values

Every conversion for #2eff01, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2eff01

RGB46, 255, 1

HSL109, 100%, 50%

HSV109, 100%, 100%

CMYK82%, 0%, 100%, 0%

Lab88.02, -83.63, 83.45

XYZ36.89, 72.1, 12.0

Decimal3079937

Web safe#33ff00

Pantone802 C

Shades of lime

#29e900 #25d300 #21bc00 #1da600 #198f00 #157900 #116200 #0d4c00 #093500 #051f00

Tints of lime

#55ff30 #68ff48 #7cff5f #8fff77 #a3ff8f #b6ffa6 #c9ffbe #ddffd6 #f0ffed

Colors that go with lime

Complementary#d201ff Analogous#adff01 Analogous#01ff53 Triadic#012eff Triadic#ff012e Split complementary#5301ff Split complementary#ff01ad

Lime in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 82, 0, 100, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2eff01 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

82 0 100 0

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

79 4 96 6

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Lime in css

Copy #2eff01 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2eff01; }
.text { color: #2eff01; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2eff01; }

How lime looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Lime and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #2eff01 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2eff01 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Lime on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #2eff01 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around lime? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn lime into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #2eff01 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from lime, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #2eff01 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.