Lime

#5dff40

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

This is Lime, a vivid green at 111 degrees. A mid green this grounded suits sustainability and outdoor brands. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Lime color values

Every conversion for #5dff40, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5dff40

RGB93, 255, 64

HSL111, 100%, 63%

HSV111, 75%, 100%

CMYK64%, 0%, 75%, 0%

Lab89.03, -74.29, 73.37

XYZ41.2, 74.22, 17.0

Decimal6160192

Web safe#66ff33

Pantone802 C

Shades of lime

#45ff23 #23e800 #1fcc00 #1baf00 #169200 #127500 #0d5800 #093b00 #051f00

Tints of lime

#7aff63 #89ff74 #98ff85 #a6ff97 #b5ffa8 #c4ffb9 #d2ffcb #e1ffdc #f0ffed

Colors that go with lime

Complementary#e240ff Analogous#bdff40 Analogous#40ff83 Triadic#405dff Triadic#ff405d Split complementary#8340ff Split complementary#ff40bc

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 64, 0, 75, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5dff40 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

64 0 75 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

63 4 73 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 #5dff40 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5dff40; }
.text { color: #5dff40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5dff40; }

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 #5dff40 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5dff40 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 #5dff40 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 #5dff40 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 #5dff40 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.