What color is #AFEF00?

#AFEF00 is a medium, vivid lime green. In RGB it is rgb(175, 239, 0), and in HSL hsl(76, 100%, 47%).

Is #AFEF00 accessible as text?

On white, #AFEF00 has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 15.17:1 (passes). For text placed on #AFEF00, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #AFEF00?

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

What colors go well with #AFEF00?

#AFEF00 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #4000F0. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #AFEF00 below.

Is #AFEF00 good for buttons?

#AFEF00 works well for buttons and highlights, but use black text on #AFEF00 — white text only reaches 1.38:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #AFEF00 the same as CSS greenyellow?

No — #AFEF00 is not the CSS named color greenyellow, but greenyellow (#ADFF2F) is the closest CSS named color.

#AFEF00 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #AFEF00

Not just a swatch — here's how #AFEF00 works with other colors. Named schemes with #AFEF00 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Sunset Warmth Glow · 5 colors

Glow #AFEF00 Secondary #E37535 Accent #DCA525 Anchor #5F394A Surface #F2EAD6

Green Yellow 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 #AFEF00 Surface #EEE9DC Highlight #F5F1E7 Secondary #B7B09F Ink #2B2723

Green Yellow 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 #AFEF00 Secondary #AF6A00 Accent #6B7B4A Surface #F2ECDD Anchor #3A2B1E

This palette keeps Green Yellow 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 #AFEF00 Secondary #ECFFCB Support #999286 Ink #17140F

Green Yellow 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 Green Yellow carrying the quiet middle.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #AFEF00 Anchor #141210 Accent #C3A54B Secondary #262B20 Surface #F2EDE3

Green Yellow 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 #AFEF00 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 61/100

Neutral

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

Softness 48/100

Moderate

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 14/100

Very low

Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.

Naturalness 18/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 11/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 16/100

Very low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 87/100

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 52/100

Moderate

Prints close, with a slight loss of vibrancy.

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People also use #AFEF00 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 13.4:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #EDF7D1 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #60F000 — 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 #AFEF00 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #AFEF00;
  --color-base-rgb: 175 239 0;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(87.6% 0.225 126.7);
  --color-50: #FBFEF0;
  --color-100: #F3FDD8;
  --color-200: #E8FCB1;
  --color-300: #D6F877;
  --color-400: #C0EC46;
  --color-500: #A3D222;
  --color-600: #7E9F23;
  --color-700: #5A701F;
  --color-800: #3C4818;
  --color-900: #252C11;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  green-yellow: {
    50: '#FBFEF0',
    100: '#F3FDD8',
    200: '#E8FCB1',
    300: '#D6F877',
    400: '#C0EC46',
    500: '#A3D222',
    600: '#7E9F23',
    700: '#5A701F',
    800: '#3C4818',
    900: '#252C11',
  },
}

$base: #AFEF00;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #FBFEF0;
$base-100: #F3FDD8;
$base-200: #E8FCB1;
$base-300: #D6F877;
$base-400: #C0EC46;
$base-500: #A3D222;
$base-600: #7E9F23;
$base-700: #5A701F;
$base-800: #3C4818;
$base-900: #252C11;
$base-hover: #8DC000;
$base-subtle: #E5F5B8;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#AFEF00",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#FBFEF0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#F3FDD8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#E8FCB1",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#D6F877",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#C0EC46",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#A3D222",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#7E9F23",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#5A701F",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#3C4818",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#252C11",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #AFEF00

Color Lab

Pairs with #AFEF00

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