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Lime Mist Clear
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Lime Mist Clear

Lime · Hue 90
Hex
#E6F3D8
RGB
rgb(230, 243, 216)
HSL
hsl(90, 54%, 90%)
CMYK
cmyk(5%, 0%, 11%, 5%)
Metrics
S 54% · L 90%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
1.2:1Fail
on black
18.2:1AA
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About this color

Lime Mist Clear (#E6F3D8) belongs to the lime family — hue 90°, 54% saturation, 90% 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-mist-clear: #E6F3D8;
  --colorarchive-lime-mist-clear-hsl: hsl(90, 54%, 90%);
  --colorarchive-lime-mist-clear-rgb: rgb(230, 243, 216);
}

AI Color Names

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

Design Context

FreshNaturalInvigorating
Common in

Juice & Smoothie Brands · Eco Products · Fitness

Pairs well with

White for cleanliness, soft pink for playful contrast

Design tip

Use for wellness and eco-friendly brands. Light lime as a background creates an airy, energizing feel.

Cultural context ▶

Light lime represents freshness, vitality, and new growth. Common in spring-themed and health-focused design.

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 bright, airy reading of the hue — clean and approachable, the kind of color that holds up well in product photography and on light backgrounds.

Lightness band: At this lightness the hue almost recedes into the surface around it — useful for backgrounds, hover states, and any surface where the color should suggest a mood without competing with content.

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 #E6F3D8.

  • Anthropicprimary
    Cream Canvas · #F0EEE6
    →
  • Aesopneutral
    Cream Paper · #EFE4D2
    →
  • Lululemonneutral
    Off White · #F5F5F5
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #E6F3D8.

  • AustraliaBeach Cream
    #F2EFE1 · Western Australian quartz sand
    →
  • Turkey (Istanbul)Marble White
    #F0EBE0 · Marmara marble, used since Roman era
    →
  • JapanWashi Cream (和紙)
    #F4ECD8 · Unbleached mulberry-fiber paper
    →

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 Whisper Clear
#F0F8E7 · hsl(90, 54%, 94%)
Darker companion
Lime Pearl Clear
#D6ECC0 · hsl(90, 54%, 84%)
Complementary counterpoint
Plum Mist Clear
#E6D8F3 · hsl(270, 54%, 90%)
Analogous lead
Clover Mist Clear
#DAF3D8 · hsl(115, 54%, 90%)
Analogous echo
Honey Mist Clear
#EFF3D8 · hsl(70, 54%, 90%)
Triadic +120°
Sapphire Mist Clear
#D8E6F3 · hsl(210, 54%, 90%)
Triadic +240°
Blush Mist Clear
#F3D8E6 · hsl(330, 54%, 90%)
Split-comp +150°
Iris Mist Clear
#D8D8F3 · hsl(240, 54%, 90%)
Split-comp +210°
Fuchsia Mist Clear
#F3D8F3 · hsl(300, 54%, 90%)
Export preview
Base: Lime Mist Clear #E6F3D8
Lighter companion: Lime Whisper Clear #F0F8E7
Darker companion: Lime Pearl Clear #D6ECC0
Complementary counterpoint: Plum Mist Clear #E6D8F3
Analogous lead: Clover Mist Clear #DAF3D8
Analogous echo: Honey Mist Clear #EFF3D8
Triadic +120°: Sapphire Mist Clear #D8E6F3
Triadic +240°: Blush Mist Clear #F3D8E6
Split-comp +150°: Iris Mist Clear #D8D8F3
Split-comp +210°: Fuchsia Mist Clear #F3D8F3

Compare

See how Lime Mist Clear compares side by side with related colors.

vsLime Whisper ClearvsLime Pearl ClearvsPlum Mist ClearvsClover Mist ClearvsHoney Mist ClearvsSapphire Mist Clear

Nearest neighbors

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

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Nearby match
Lime Whisper Clear
#F0F8E7 · hsl(90, 54%, 94%)
Nearby match
Lime Pearl Clear
#D6ECC0 · hsl(90, 54%, 84%)
Nearby match
Lime Veil Clear
#FAFDF7 · hsl(90, 54%, 98%)
Nearby match
Lime Mist Soft
#E6EEDD · hsl(90, 34%, 90%)
Nearby match
Lime Mist Vivid
#E6F8D3 · hsl(90, 74%, 90%)
Nearby match
Lime Bloom Clear
#C2E3A1 · hsl(90, 54%, 76%)

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
Plum Velvet Clear
#6B31A5
AAA7.3:1
Plum Velvet Vivid
#6B1CBA
AAA7.2:1
Plum Velvet Bright
#6B11C5
AAA7.1:1
Plum Velvet Pure
#6B09CE
AAA7.3:1
Plum Dusk Muted
#574766
AAA7.7:1
Plum Dusk Dust
#57406D

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#EBEAE1
Protanopia
#ECECDF
Tritanopia
#E7E4E5
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