Lime (color)

**Lime** is a yellowish green color. It is the color that is halfway between the color chartreuse green and yellow on the color wheel. The color _lime_ is named after the fruit also known as lime.

The official web color named _lime_ actually corresponds to pure green on an RGB display. _Lime green_ is the color of the outer skin of a lime. _Lime pulp_ is the color of the inside of a lime and of _limeade_, a fruit drink that is made from limes.

The first recorded use of _lime_ as a color name in English was in 1905.

## Meaning of lime

- The color _lime_ implies someone or something that is tangy, tasty, and bold like the flavor of _limeade_, the drink that is made from limes.
- Sailors in the British Navy are called _limeys_ because they used to be issued large rations of lime fruit to eat to prevent the disease scurvy on long sea voyages.

## Tones of lime color comparison chart

|Name|width=100|Color|HEX Code|Red|Green|Blue|Hue|Sat|Lum|Source|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Key Lime|style="background-color:#e8f48c;"||#E8F48C|232|244|140|067°|83%|75%|(Crayola Key Lime Pearl(Pearl Brites))|
|Pale Lime Yellow|style="background-color:#eaeda6;"||#EAEDA6|234|237|166|063°|66%|79%|(Pantone TPX 12-0520)|
|Sunny Lime|style="background-color:#e2ee83;"||#E2EE83|226|238|131|067°|76%|72%|(Pantone TPX 12-0741)|
|Lime Cream|style="background-color:#ddecc0;"||#DDECC0|221|236|192|080°|54%|84%|(Pantone TPX 12-0312)|
|Shadow Lime|style="background-color:#d4e29b;"||#D4E29B|212|226|155|072°|55%|75%|(Pantone TPX 13-0319)|
|Lime Pulp|style="background-color:#d1e189;"||#D1E189|200|225|137|071°|59%|71%||
|Muted Lime|style="background-color:#d6ce7b;"||#D6CE7B|214|206|123|055°|53%|66%|(Pantone TPX 14-0636)|
|PAIS Alliance Lime|style="background-color:#d2d943;"||#D2D943|210|217|067|63°|66%|56%||
|Wild Lime|style="background-color:#cbd862;"||#CBD862|205|216|98|067°|60%|62%|(Pantone TPX 13-0540)|
|Lime Punch|style="background-color:#bfd833;"||#BFD833|191|216|51|069°|68%|52%|(Pantone TPX 13-0550)|
|Jade Lime|style="background-color:#a5ca77;"||#A5CA77|165|202|119|087°|44%|63%|(Pantone TPX 14-0232)|
|Light Lima|style="background-color:#bbe261;"||#BBE261|187|226|97|078°|69%|63%|(Lima Light (Xona.com color list))|
|Lemon-Lime|style="background-color:#e3ff00;"||#E3FF00|227|255|0|067°|100%|50%||
|Electric Lime|style="background-color:#ccff00;"||#CCFF00|204|255|0|072°|100%|50%|(Crayola)|
|**Lime**|style="background-color:#c0ff00;"||**#C0FF00**|**191**|**255**|**0**|**075°**|**100%**|**50%**|**(Maerz and Paul)**|
|French Lime|style="background-color:#9efd38;"||#9EFD38|158|253|56|089°|98%|61%|(Lime (Pourpre.com))|
|Light Lime Green|style="background-color:#85ea85;"||#85EA85|133|234|133|120°|71%|72%|(Lime Green Light (Xona.com color list))|
|(Lime (Pourpre.com))|||||||||||
|Teknikk Gen5/ Teknikk Travelonic Indicator|style="background-color:#4eff00;"||#4EFF00|78|255|0|102°|100%|50%|Roblox|
|Lime / Green|style="background-color:#00ff00;"||#00FF00|0|255|0|120°|100%|50%|(X11 web color "Lime")|
|Lime Green|style="background-color:#32cd32;"||#32CD32|50|205|50|120°|61%|50%|(web color)|
|Lima|style="background-color:#76bd17;"||#76BD17|118|189|23|86°|78%|42%|(Xona.com color list)|
|Yellow-green (Yellowgreen)|style="background-color:#9acd32;"||#9ACD32|154|205|50|80°|61%|50%||
|Medium Lime Green|style="background-color:#a1c42c;"||#A1C42C|161|196|44|074°|63%|47%|(Lime Green (Pantone TPX 14-0452))|
|Vivid Lime Green|style="background-color:#61b834;"||#61B834|97|184|52|100°|56%|46%|(Liquitex Heavy Body Colors #740)|
|Online Lime|style="background-color:#4b8740;color:#ffffff"||#4B8740|75|135|64|111°|36%|39%|(Pantone TPX 17-0145)|

## Related pages

- List of colors

## Infobox (color)

- **title**: Lime
- **hex**: 00FF00
- **source**: RGB color system
- **isccname**: Vivid yellow green
- **cmyk**: (25, 0, 100, 0)