What color is #9EF301?

#9EF301 is a medium, vivid lime green. In RGB it is rgb(158, 243, 1), and in HSL hsl(81, 99%, 48%).

Is #9EF301 accessible as text?

On white, #9EF301 has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 15.27:1 (passes). For text placed on #9EF301, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #9EF301?

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

What colors go well with #9EF301?

#9EF301 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #5601F4. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #9EF301 below.

Is #9EF301 good for buttons?

#9EF301 works well for buttons and highlights, but use black text on #9EF301 — white text only reaches 1.37:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #9EF301 the same as CSS lawngreen?

No — #9EF301 is not the CSS named color lawngreen, but lawngreen (#7CFC00) is the closest CSS named color.

#9EF301 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #9EF301

Not just a swatch — here's how #9EF301 works with other colors. Named schemes with #9EF301 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Sunset Warmth Glow · 5 colors

Glow #9EF301 Secondary #E27533 Accent #DCA525 Anchor #5F394A Surface #F2EAD6

Lawn Green 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 #9EF301 Surface #EEE9DC Highlight #F5F1E7 Secondary #B7B09F Ink #2B2723

Lawn Green 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 #9EF301 Secondary #AF6A00 Accent #6A7B4B Surface #F2ECDD Anchor #3A2B1E

This palette keeps Lawn Green 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 #9EF301 Secondary #E7FFCB Support #999286 Ink #17140F

Lawn Green 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 Lawn Green carrying the quiet middle.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #9EF301 Anchor #141210 Accent #C2A54B Secondary #252B21 Surface #F2EDE3

Lawn Green 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 #9EF301 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 58/100

Neutral

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

Softness 46/100

Moderate

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 14/100

Very low

Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.

Naturalness 12/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 8/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 16/100

Very low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 92/100

Very high

Bold and ownable — memorable as a primary brand color.

UI accent fit 9/100

Very low

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

Surface fit 43/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 48/100

Moderate

Prints close, with a slight loss of vibrancy.

Pairs with #9EF301

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People also use #9EF301 with

Sunglow Lime Grape Platinum Army Green

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 13.5:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #EAF7D2 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #4EF401 — 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 #9EF301 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #9EF301;
  --color-base-rgb: 158 243 1;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(87.6% 0.237 130.5);
  --color-50: #F9FEF0;
  --color-100: #F0FDD8;
  --color-200: #E1FCB1;
  --color-300: #CBF778;
  --color-400: #B2EB47;
  --color-500: #95D223;
  --color-600: #739F23;
  --color-700: #536F1F;
  --color-800: #384819;
  --color-900: #232C11;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  lawn-green: {
    50: '#F9FEF0',
    100: '#F0FDD8',
    200: '#E1FCB1',
    300: '#CBF778',
    400: '#B2EB47',
    500: '#95D223',
    600: '#739F23',
    700: '#536F1F',
    800: '#384819',
    900: '#232C11',
  },
}

$base: #9EF301;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F9FEF0;
$base-100: #F0FDD8;
$base-200: #E1FCB1;
$base-300: #CBF778;
$base-400: #B2EB47;
$base-500: #95D223;
$base-600: #739F23;
$base-700: #536F1F;
$base-800: #384819;
$base-900: #232C11;
$base-hover: #7FC301;
$base-subtle: #E0F5B9;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#9EF301",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F9FEF0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#F0FDD8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#E1FCB1",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#CBF778",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#B2EB47",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#95D223",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#739F23",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#536F1F",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#384819",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#232C11",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #9EF301

Color Lab

Pairs with #9EF301

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