Information about Dark Lemon Lime color

#8BBE1B - Dark Lemon Lime color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8BBE1B, known as "Dark Lemon Lime", falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(139, 190, 27) — 54.5% red, 74.5% green, 10.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 20 / 0 / 64 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored yellow-green, #8BBE1B carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Sickly Green (#94B21C). Slightly further away sit Icky Green (#8FAE22) and Pea Green (#8EAB12).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(139, 190, 27)), which gives #8BBE1B its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. The name "Dark Lemon Lime" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Dark Lemon Lime color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Dark Lemon Lime color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Dark Lemon Lime

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Sickly Green color link
Sickly Green

#94B21C

Icky Green color link
Icky Green

#8FAE22

Pea Green color link
Pea Green

#8EAB12

Gross Green color link
Gross Green

#A0BF16

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Dizzy Lizzy color link
Dizzy Lizzy

#81CA2B

Limelight color link
Limelight

#99AD25

Sick Green color link
Sick Green

#9DB92C

Lima color link
Lima

#7AAC21

Pea color link
Pea

#A4BF20

Limerick color link
Limerick

#9DC209

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8BBE1B
  • RGB139, 190, 27
  • CMYK20, 0, 64, 25
  • CSSrgb(139, 190, 27)
  • HSL79°, 75%, 43%
  • HSL Precise78.773°, 75.115%, 42.549%
  • HSV79°, 86%, 75%
  • HSB79°, 86%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.545, 0.745, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.545, 0.745, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.545, 0.745, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8BBE1B
  • DECIMAL ID9158171
  • Name Length15
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