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Lime Nocturne Clear
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Lime Nocturne Clear

Lime · Hue 90
Hex
#334F17
RGB
rgb(51, 79, 23)
HSL
hsl(90, 54%, 20%)
CMYK
cmyk(35%, 0%, 71%, 69%)
Metrics
S 54% · L 20%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
9.2:1AA
on black
2.3:1Fail
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About this color

Lime Nocturne Clear (#334F17) belongs to the lime family — hue 90°, 54% saturation, 20% 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-nocturne-clear: #334F17;
  --colorarchive-lime-nocturne-clear-hsl: hsl(90, 54%, 20%);
  --colorarchive-lime-nocturne-clear-rgb: rgb(51, 79, 23);
}

AI Color Names

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

Design Context

OrganicSustainableGrounded
Common in

Agriculture · Sustainable Fashion · Landscape Architecture

Pairs well with

Earth tones (brown, tan), warm whites, or muted terracotta

Design tip

Ideal for brands emphasizing sustainability. Olive tones work well in navigation and secondary UI elements.

Cultural context ▶

Olive and dark lime connect to nature, military, and sustainability. Evokes resilience and growth.

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 deep, weighted version of the hue — formal, considered, and pairs especially well with off-white and warm metallic accents.

Lightness band: At this depth the hue starts behaving like a neutral — it can substitute for black in many contexts while still carrying a faint chromatic temperature. It pairs especially well with off-whites and warm metallics.

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 #334F17.

  • Airbnbneutral
    Hof Gray · #484848
    →
  • Xiaohongshu 小红书neutral
    Slate Text · #333333
    →
  • JD.com 京东neutral
    Slate · #333333
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #334F17.

  • England (London)Pub Tile Green
    #1F4D2E · Victorian pub interior dado tiling
    →
  • ScandinaviaForest Green
    #3D5B49 · Spruce / fir forest in winter light
    →
  • Italy (Tuscany)Cypress Green
    #3F5E47 · Tuscan hilltop cypresses
    →

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 Shadow Clear
#476E21 · hsl(90, 54%, 28%)
Darker companion
Lime Ink Clear
#243710 · hsl(90, 54%, 14%)
Complementary counterpoint
Plum Nocturne Clear
#33174F · hsl(270, 54%, 20%)
Analogous lead
Clover Nocturne Clear
#1C4F17 · hsl(115, 54%, 20%)
Analogous echo
Honey Nocturne Clear
#454F17 · hsl(70, 54%, 20%)
Triadic +120°
Sapphire Nocturne Clear
#17334F · hsl(210, 54%, 20%)
Triadic +240°
Blush Nocturne Clear
#4F1733 · hsl(330, 54%, 20%)
Split-comp +150°
Iris Nocturne Clear
#17174F · hsl(240, 54%, 20%)
Split-comp +210°
Fuchsia Nocturne Clear
#4F174F · hsl(300, 54%, 20%)
Export preview
Base: Lime Nocturne Clear #334F17
Lighter companion: Lime Shadow Clear #476E21
Darker companion: Lime Ink Clear #243710
Complementary counterpoint: Plum Nocturne Clear #33174F
Analogous lead: Clover Nocturne Clear #1C4F17
Analogous echo: Honey Nocturne Clear #454F17
Triadic +120°: Sapphire Nocturne Clear #17334F
Triadic +240°: Blush Nocturne Clear #4F1733
Split-comp +150°: Iris Nocturne Clear #17174F
Split-comp +210°: Fuchsia Nocturne Clear #4F174F

Compare

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

vsLime Shadow ClearvsLime Ink ClearvsPlum Nocturne ClearvsClover Nocturne ClearvsHoney Nocturne ClearvsSapphire Nocturne Clear

Nearest neighbors

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

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Nearby match
Lime Ink Clear
#243710 · hsl(90, 54%, 14%)
Nearby match
Lime Shadow Clear
#476E21 · hsl(90, 54%, 28%)
Nearby match
Lime Nocturne Soft
#334422 · hsl(90, 34%, 20%)
Nearby match
Lime Nocturne Vivid
#33590D · hsl(90, 74%, 20%)
Nearby match
Lime Dusk Clear
#578628 · hsl(90, 54%, 34%)
Nearby match
Olive Nocturne Clear
#3C4F17 · hsl(80, 54%, 20%)

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
AAA8.8:1
Plum Veil Faint
#FAF9FA
AAA8.8:1
Plum Veil Muted
#FAF9FB
AAA8.8:1
Plum Veil Dust
#FAF9FB
AAA8.8:1
Plum Veil Soft
#FAF8FC
AAA8.7:1
Plum Veil Clear
#FAF7FD
AAA8.7:1
Plum Veil Vivid
#FAF6FE

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#3F3D30
Protanopia
#41412C
Tritanopia
#35373A
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