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.[1] The color lime is named after the fruit also known as lime.
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 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #C0FF00 |
| Source | RGB color system |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid yellow green |
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.[2]
The first recorded use of lime as a color name in English was in 1905.[1]
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.
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Tones of lime color comparison chart
| Name | Color | HEX Code | Red | Green | Blue | Hue | Sat | Lum | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key Lime | #E8F48C | 232 | 244 | 140 | 067° | 83% | 75% | (Crayola Key Lime Pearl(Pearl Brites)) | |
| Pale Lime Yellow | #EAEDA6 | 234 | 237 | 166 | 063° | 66% | 79% | (Pantone TPX 12-0520) | |
| Sunny Lime | #E2EE83 | 226 | 238 | 131 | 067° | 76% | 72% | (Pantone TPX 12-0741) | |
| Lime Cream | #DDECC0 | 221 | 236 | 192 | 080° | 54% | 84% | (Pantone TPX 12-0312) | |
| Shadow Lime | #D4E29B | 212 | 226 | 155 | 072° | 55% | 75% | (Pantone TPX 13-0319) | |
| Lime Pulp | #D1E189 | 200 | 225 | 137 | 071° | 59% | 71% | ||
| Muted Lime | #D6CE7B | 214 | 206 | 123 | 055° | 53% | 66% | (Pantone TPX 14-0636) | |
| PAIS Alliance Lime | #D2D943 | 210 | 217 | 067 | 63° | 66% | 56% | ||
| Wild Lime | #CBD862 | 205 | 216 | 98 | 067° | 60% | 62% | (Pantone TPX 13-0540) | |
| Lime Punch | #BFD833 | 191 | 216 | 51 | 069° | 68% | 52% | (Pantone TPX 13-0550) | |
| Jade Lime | #A5CA77 | 165 | 202 | 119 | 087° | 44% | 63% | (Pantone TPX 14-0232) | |
| Light Lima | #BBE261 | 187 | 226 | 97 | 078° | 69% | 63% | (Lima Light (Xona.com color list)) | |
| Lemon-Lime | #E3FF00 | 227 | 255 | 0 | 067° | 100% | 50% | ||
| Electric Lime | #CCFF00 | 204 | 255 | 0 | 072° | 100% | 50% | (Crayola) | |
| Lime | #BFFF00 | 191 | 255 | 0 | 075° | 100% | 50% | (Maerz and Paul) | |
| French Lime | #9EFD38 | 158 | 253 | 56 | 089° | 98% | 61% | (Lime (Pourpre.com)) | |
| Light Lime Green | #85EA85 | 133 | 234 | 133 | 120° | 71% | 72% | (Lime Green Light (Xona.com color list)) | |
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| Teknikk Gen5/ Teknikk Travelonic Indicator | #4EFF00 | 78 | 255 | 0 | 102° | 100% | 50% | Roblox | |
| Lime / Green | #00FF00 | 0 | 255 | 0 | 120° | 100% | 50% | (X11 web color "Lime") | |
| Lime Green | #32CD32 | 50 | 205 | 50 | 120° | 61% | 50% | (web color) | |
| Lima | #76BD17 | 118 | 189 | 23 | 86° | 78% | 42% | (Xona.com color list) | |
| Yellow-green (Yellowgreen) | #9ACD32 | 154 | 205 | 50 | 80° | 61% | 50% | ||
| Medium Lime Green | #A1C42C | 161 | 196 | 44 | 074° | 63% | 47% | (Lime Green (Pantone TPX 14-0452)) | |
| Vivid Lime Green | #61B834 | 97 | 184 | 52 | 100° | 56% | 46% | (Liquitex Heavy Body Colors #740) | |
| Online Lime | #4B8740 | 75 | 135 | 64 | 111° | 36% | 39% | (Pantone TPX 17-0145) |
Lime (color) Media
A lime yellow Oshkosh P-15 fire truck
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; The index refers to Plate 20 Color Sample J1 as Lime Green; this color is shown on Plate 20 as being halfway between yellow-green (the old name for the color that is now called chartreuse green) and yellow on the color wheel.
- ↑ Lime colored limeade drinks from the cover of a 1975 cookbook: