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Lime Core Vivid
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Lime Core Vivid

Lime · Hue 90
Hex
#7AD520
RGB
rgb(122, 213, 32)
HSL
hsl(90, 74%, 48%)
CMYK
cmyk(43%, 0%, 85%, 16%)
Metrics
S 74% · L 48%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
1.8:1Fail
on black
11.4:1AA
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About this color

Lime Core Vivid (#7AD520) belongs to the lime family — hue 90°, 74% saturation, 48% 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-lime-core-vivid: #7AD520;
  --colorarchive-lime-core-vivid-hsl: hsl(90, 74%, 48%);
  --colorarchive-lime-core-vivid-rgb: rgb(122, 213, 32);
}

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 vivid mid-tone — distinctive enough to anchor an identity, saturated enough to demand a quiet supporting palette.

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: At this saturation the color is doing work. It reads as a brand statement, a sport accessory, or a UI signal. It should be used in small, deliberate doses against quieter neighbors; large fields at this saturation will exhaust the eye.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #7AD520.

  • Microsoftprimary
    Xbox Green · #7FBA00
    →
  • Discordaccent
    Online Green · #57F287
    →
  • Supabaseprimary
    Supabase Green · #3ECF8E
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #7AD520.

  • IrelandPasture Green
    #7C9A4C · Limestone-base pastureland, the West
    →
  • MoroccoMint Tea Green
    #62A87C · Atlas mountain spearmint
    →
  • China (Traditional)Celadon (青瓷)
    #9CB48F · Song Dynasty Longquan kilns
    →

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
Lime Radiant Vivid
#8AE133 · hsl(90, 74%, 54%)
Darker companion
Lime Velvet Vivid
#6BBA1C · hsl(90, 74%, 42%)
Complementary counterpoint
Plum Core Vivid
#7A20D5 · hsl(270, 74%, 48%)
Analogous lead
Clover Core Vivid
#2FD520 · hsl(115, 74%, 48%)
Analogous echo
Honey Core Vivid
#B7D520 · hsl(70, 74%, 48%)
Triadic +120°
Sapphire Core Vivid
#207AD5 · hsl(210, 74%, 48%)
Triadic +240°
Blush Core Vivid
#D5207A · hsl(330, 74%, 48%)
Split-comp +150°
Iris Core Vivid
#2020D5 · hsl(240, 74%, 48%)
Split-comp +210°
Fuchsia Core Vivid
#D520D5 · hsl(300, 74%, 48%)
Export preview
Base: Lime Core Vivid #7AD520
Lighter companion: Lime Radiant Vivid #8AE133
Darker companion: Lime Velvet Vivid #6BBA1C
Complementary counterpoint: Plum Core Vivid #7A20D5
Analogous lead: Clover Core Vivid #2FD520
Analogous echo: Honey Core Vivid #B7D520
Triadic +120°: Sapphire Core Vivid #207AD5
Triadic +240°: Blush Core Vivid #D5207A
Split-comp +150°: Iris Core Vivid #2020D5
Split-comp +210°: Fuchsia Core Vivid #D520D5

Compare

See how Lime Core Vivid compares side by side with related colors.

vsLime Radiant VividvsLime Velvet VividvsPlum Core VividvsClover Core VividvsHoney Core VividvsSapphire Core Vivid

Nearest neighbors

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

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Nearby match
Lime Velvet Vivid
#6BBA1C · hsl(90, 74%, 42%)
Nearby match
Lime Radiant Vivid
#8AE133 · hsl(90, 74%, 54%)
Nearby match
Lime Core Bright
#7AE114 · hsl(90, 84%, 48%)
Nearby match
Lime Core Pure
#7AEB0A · hsl(90, 92%, 48%)
Nearby match
Lime Tone Vivid
#99E44E · hsl(90, 74%, 60%)
Nearby match
Lime Velvet Bright
#6BC511 · hsl(90, 84%, 42%)

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
AAA7.2:1
Plum Nocturne Faint
#332E38
AAA7.4:1
Plum Nocturne Muted
#332A3C
AAA7.6:1
Plum Nocturne Dust
#332640
AAA7.8:1
Plum Nocturne Soft
#332244
AAA8.3:1
Plum Nocturne Clear
#33174F
AAA8.5:1
Plum Nocturne Vivid
#330D59

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#A49D7E
Protanopia
#A9AA73
Tritanopia
#81949A
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