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Honey Radiant Soft
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Honey Radiant Soft

Lime · Hue 70
Hex
#A4B262
RGB
rgb(164, 178, 98)
HSL
hsl(70, 34%, 54%)
CMYK
cmyk(8%, 0%, 45%, 30%)
Metrics
S 34% · L 54%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.3:1Fail
on black
9.1:1AA
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About this color

Honey Radiant Soft (#A4B262) belongs to the lime family — hue 70°, 34% saturation, 54% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-honey-radiant-soft: #A4B262;
  --colorarchive-honey-radiant-soft-hsl: hsl(70, 34%, 54%);
  --colorarchive-honey-radiant-soft-rgb: rgb(164, 178, 98);
}

AI Color Names

Let AI suggest alternative poetic names for this color in English and Chinese.

Design Context

VibrantYouthfulDynamic
Common in

Gaming · Streetwear · Energy Drinks

Pairs well with

Black or dark purple for high-contrast impact, white for clean energy

Design tip

Best for accent elements that need to pop. Use with dark backgrounds for maximum visibility in gaming and tech interfaces.

Cultural context ▶

Electric lime signals youth culture, technology, and rebellion. Popular in gaming and urban fashion.

Color Origins

Lime family

Half spring leaf, half pop-art neon.

Heritage

Lime — the yellow-green region of the spectrum — has no classical pigment of its own; painters historically achieved it by mixing yellow ochre with terre verte or lead-tin yellow with verdigris. The brilliant phthalo greens and arylide yellows of the 20th century made saturated lime achievable for the first time, which is why lime feels visually 'modern' even though grass and leaves have always lived there.

Across cultures

In Japan, the moss greens of traditional gardens (yamabuki, moegi) sit at the muted edge of lime. In American pop culture lime exploded with the 1960s — the 'Day-Glo' palette of psychedelic posters depended on it, and Mountain Dew commercialized it. In sportswear lime carries 'high-visibility' connotations (running gear, safety vests) that have lately come back into fashion as a deliberate aesthetic.

In the wild

Tennis balls have been lime-yellow ('optic yellow') since 1972, when Wimbledon found it most visible on color TV. Spotify's #1DB954 and the Xbox brand green both sit at the lime end. Lacoste and BP both run on saturated lime greens. Mountain Dew owns the brilliant supersaturated lime in beverage. In film, The Matrix's coded rain is lime-on-black — the choice was originally about the look of phosphor CRT terminals.

How it reads

Lime is the youngest-feeling green: it reads as fresh, citric, energetic, and slightly synthetic. At low saturation it becomes olive or moss, both heavily associated with craft, sustainability, and slow design. At high saturation it reads as sport, beverage, or technology. Lime is one of the harder hues to use as a primary brand color without trending toward 'energy drink' — many brands therefore use it as an accent against deep neutrals.

This particular tone

A confident mid-tone — this is the workhorse register of the hue, and the band where most successful brand colors live.

Lightness band: At mid-lightness the hue carries its full character. This is the band where most identity colors live: bright enough to be distinctive at small sizes, deep enough to sit cleanly on a white canvas.

Saturation band: The clear, mid-saturation register is the most common identity sweet spot — saturated enough to register as a 'real' color, restrained enough not to fight typography or photography placed over it.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #A4B262.

  • Microsoftprimary
    Xbox Green · #7FBA00
    →
  • Slackaccent
    Slack Yellow · #ECB22E
    →
  • Notionneutral
    Notion Gray · #787774
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #A4B262.

  • IcelandLichen Green
    #9CA577 · Cetraria islandica
    →
  • China (Traditional)Celadon (青瓷)
    #9CB48F · Song Dynasty Longquan kilns
    →
  • Greece (Aegean)Olive Silver
    #9CA38F · Olea europaea leaf undersides
    →

Tonal strip

All lightness levels at this hue and saturation. Click any to navigate.

Palette moves

Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.

Lighter companion
Honey Tone Soft
#B0BC76 · hsl(70, 34%, 60%)
Darker companion
Honey Core Soft
#96A451 · hsl(70, 34%, 48%)
Complementary counterpoint
Violet Radiant Soft
#6F62B2 · hsl(250, 34%, 54%)
Analogous lead
Lime Radiant Soft
#8AB262 · hsl(90, 34%, 54%)
Analogous echo
Saffron Radiant Soft
#B29E62 · hsl(45, 34%, 54%)
Triadic +120°
Cerulean Radiant Soft
#62A4B2 · hsl(190, 34%, 54%)
Triadic +240°
Peony Radiant Soft
#B262A4 · hsl(310, 34%, 54%)
Split-comp +150°
Cobalt Radiant Soft
#627CB2 · hsl(220, 34%, 54%)
Split-comp +210°
Mulberry Radiant Soft
#9762B2 · hsl(280, 34%, 54%)
Export preview
Base: Honey Radiant Soft #A4B262
Lighter companion: Honey Tone Soft #B0BC76
Darker companion: Honey Core Soft #96A451
Complementary counterpoint: Violet Radiant Soft #6F62B2
Analogous lead: Lime Radiant Soft #8AB262
Analogous echo: Saffron Radiant Soft #B29E62
Triadic +120°: Cerulean Radiant Soft #62A4B2
Triadic +240°: Peony Radiant Soft #B262A4
Split-comp +150°: Cobalt Radiant Soft #627CB2
Split-comp +210°: Mulberry Radiant Soft #9762B2

Compare

See how Honey Radiant Soft compares side by side with related colors.

vsHoney Tone SoftvsHoney Core SoftvsViolet Radiant SoftvsLime Radiant SoftvsSaffron Radiant SoftvsCerulean Radiant Soft

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Honey Radiant Dust
#9EA86B · hsl(70, 26%, 54%)
Nearby match
Honey Core Soft
#96A451 · hsl(70, 34%, 48%)
Nearby match
Honey Tone Soft
#B0BC76 · hsl(70, 34%, 60%)
Nearby match
Chartreuse Radiant Soft
#9EB262 · hsl(75, 34%, 54%)
Nearby match
Honey Radiant Muted
#989F75 · hsl(70, 18%, 54%)
Nearby match
Honey Core Dust
#909A5B · hsl(70, 26%, 48%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7:1
Violet Nocturne Clear
#21174F
AAA7.3:1
Violet Nocturne Vivid
#1A0D59
AAA7.4:1
Violet Nocturne Bright
#16085E
AAA7.5:1
Violet Nocturne Pure
#140462
AAA7:1
Violet Ink Faint
#212027
AAA7.2:1
Violet Ink Muted
#1F1D2A

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#A9A881
Protanopia
#AAAA7C
Tritanopia
#A58C8F
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