What color is #9EE41D?

#9EE41D is a medium, vivid lime green. In RGB it is rgb(158, 228, 29), and in HSL hsl(81, 79%, 50%).

Is #9EE41D accessible as text?

On white, #9EE41D has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 13.57:1 (passes). For text placed on #9EE41D, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #9EE41D?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is lime-400 (#9AE600).

What colors go well with #9EE41D?

#9EE41D pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #611BE4. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #9EE41D below.

Is #9EE41D good for buttons?

#9EE41D works well for buttons and highlights, but use black text on #9EE41D — white text only reaches 1.55:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #9EE41D the same as CSS yellowgreen?

No — #9EE41D is not the CSS named color yellowgreen, but yellowgreen (#9ACD32) is the closest CSS named color.

#9EE41D Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #9EE41D

Not just a swatch — here's how #9EE41D works with other colors. Named schemes with #9EE41D in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Sunset Warmth Glow · 5 colors

Glow #9EE41D Secondary #E27534 Accent #DCA525 Anchor #5F394A Surface #F2EAD6

Pear glows at the center of this sunset palette, joined by coral and gold, deepened by a plum anchor and cooled with cream.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #9EE41D Surface #EEE9DC Highlight #F5F1E7 Secondary #B7B09F Ink #2B2723

Pear sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

Dominant #9EE41D Secondary #AF6A00 Accent #6A7B4B Surface #F2ECDD Anchor #3A2B1E

This palette keeps Pear as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #9EE41D Secondary #E9FFCD Support #999286 Ink #17140F

Pear is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Pear carrying the quiet middle.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #9EE41D Anchor #141210 Accent #C3A54B Secondary #262B20 Surface #F2EDE3

Pear carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

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Color Lab

How #9EE41D actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 60/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 48/100

Moderate

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 17/100

Very low

Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.

Naturalness 24/100

Low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 15/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 20/100

Low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 84/100

Very high

Bold and ownable — memorable as a primary brand color.

UI accent fit 15/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 40/100

Low

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 53/100

Moderate

Prints close, with a slight loss of vibrancy.

Pairs with #9EE41D

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For branding

For interior

For fashion

People also use #9EE41D with

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UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA

Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid

Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid

Background Pair with #141310 text at 12.0:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #EAF4D7 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #5BE41B — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #9EE41D at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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Revenue

$48.2k ▲ 12%

Brand

AVELINE

Studio

Poster

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Packaging

BLOOM

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250 ml

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:root {
  --color-base: #9EE41D;
  --color-base-rgb: 158 228 29;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(84.1% 0.217 128.9);
  --color-50: #F9FEF1;
  --color-100: #F0FCDA;
  --color-200: #E0F6B6;
  --color-300: #C7EB85;
  --color-400: #ADDA58;
  --color-500: #8FC035;
  --color-600: #709230;
  --color-700: #516728;
  --color-800: #36431D;
  --color-900: #222914;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  pear: {
    50: '#F9FEF1',
    100: '#F0FCDA',
    200: '#E0F6B6',
    300: '#C7EB85',
    400: '#ADDA58',
    500: '#8FC035',
    600: '#709230',
    700: '#516728',
    800: '#36431D',
    900: '#222914',
  },
}

$base: #9EE41D;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F9FEF1;
$base-100: #F0FCDA;
$base-200: #E0F6B6;
$base-300: #C7EB85;
$base-400: #ADDA58;
$base-500: #8FC035;
$base-600: #709230;
$base-700: #516728;
$base-800: #36431D;
$base-900: #222914;
$base-hover: #7EB715;
$base-subtle: #E0F0C2;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#9EE41D",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F9FEF1",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#F0FCDA",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#E0F6B6",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#C7EB85",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#ADDA58",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#8FC035",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#709230",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#516728",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#36431D",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#222914",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #9EE41D

Color Lab

Pairs with #9EE41D

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