Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind lime-500 #84CC16

Tailwind CSS v3's lime-500 is #84CC16. It is a light vivid green in the green family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.768, chroma 0.204 and hue 130.8°. The nearest CSS named color is yellowgreen (#9ACD32), ΔE2000 3.0 away.

Relative luminance
0.4815
OKLCH L · C · h
0.768 · 0.204 · 130.8
Best text
Black 10.62:1
Hue family
Green
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#84CC16 color codes

HEX
#84CC16
RGB
rgb(132, 204, 22)
HSL
hsl(84, 81%, 44%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.768 0.204 130.8)
OKLab
oklab(0.768 -0.134 0.155)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 74.92, a* -46.78, b* 71.60
XYZ (D65)
X 31.25, Y 48.15, Z 8.41
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(35%, 0%, 89%, 20%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Legibility

Contrast: is #84CC16 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 10.62:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.97:1.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

  • Black text on it

    10.62:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +66

  • White text on it

    1.97:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −42

  • As text on black

    10.62:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −64

  • As text on white

    1.97:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +37

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #528300 4.55:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.77 to 0.55 reaches 4.55:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #84CC16 10.62:1

    It already reaches 10.62:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #84CC16 live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

The studio needs JavaScript.

Scale

Shades and tints of #84CC16

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #84CC16 sits at step 300.

  1. 50#E6FFD1
    White
    1.07
    Black
    19.58
  2. 100#CAFF97
    White
    1.14
    Black
    18.26
  3. 200#ADEF67
    White
    1.37
    Black
    15.31
  4. 300This color#84CC16
    White
    1.97
    Black
    10.62
  5. 400#75B800
    White
    2.43
    Black
    8.61
  6. 500#619900
    White
    3.46
    Black
    6.06
  7. 600#4F7F00
    White
    4.80
    Black
    4.36
  8. 700#3E6500
    White
    6.84
    Black
    3.06
  9. 800#2C4A00
    White
    10.06
    Black
    2.08
  10. 900#1B3000
    White
    14.29
    Black
    1.46
  11. 950#0D1B00
    White
    17.88
    Black
    1.17

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Tailwind CSS v3 lime scale

The real Tailwind palette, for comparison with the computed ramp above.

  1. 50#F7FEE7
    White
    1.03
    Black
    20.28
  2. 100#ECFCCB
    White
    1.08
    Black
    19.35
  3. 200#D9F99D
    White
    1.16
    Black
    17.98
  4. 300#BEF264
    White
    1.30
    Black
    16.07
  5. 400#A3E635
    White
    1.50
    Black
    13.92
  6. 500This color#84CC16
    White
    1.97
    Black
    10.62
  7. 600#65A30D
    White
    3.08
    Black
    6.79
  8. 700#4D7C0F
    White
    4.99
    Black
    4.20
  9. 800#3F6212
    White
    7.07
    Black
    2.96
  10. 900#365314
    White
    8.73
    Black
    2.40
  11. 950#1A2E05
    White
    14.61
    Black
    1.43

Gamut

How vivid #84CC16 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.209; #84CC16 uses 98% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.245 there: 17% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.204
sRGB edge
0.209
Display P3 edge
0.245
Rec. 2020 edge
0.254
Dominant wavelength
560 nm
Excitation purity
74%
Chromaticity
x 0.3559, y 0.5483
  • This color#84CC16
  • Most vivid in sRGB#83CC00
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.768 0.245 130.8)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #84cc16;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0.555 0.8058 0); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #84CC16

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

  • sRGB50%#C2E68B
  • OKLab50%#C1E7A0
  • OKLCH50%#C1E7A0

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#42660B
  • OKLab50%#2F4E03
  • OKLCH50%#2F4E03

Its complement #D493FF

  • sRGB50%#ACB08B
  • OKLab50%#AFB6A9
  • OKLCH50%#00C7F2
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #84cc16, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #84cc16 50%, white);

In use

#84CC16 in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:110.62:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.97:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.97:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.97:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #528300 4.55:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:110.62:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:19.48:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:19.48:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:19.48:1 Passes

Color vision

How #84CC16 looks with color blindness

Achromatopsia changes it most, ΔE2000 29.3; deuteranopia changes it least, 18.5.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #D6BC00 ΔE2000 19.9

    Distinct

    Reads as light soft amber

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #CCB731 ΔE2000 18.5

    Distinct

    Reads as light soft amber

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #87C3AE ΔE2000 24.3

    Distinct

    Reads as light muted cyan

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #B8B8B8 ΔE2000 29.3

    Distinct

    Reads as light gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #D493FF. Their lightness contrast is only 1.12:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#84CC16 · #D493FF81.0Stays distinct
Protanopia#D6BC00 · #7CAAFF57.9Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#CCB731 · #8DAFFC54.7Stays distinct
Tritanopia#87C3AE · #CFA3BD37.9Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8 · #AEAEAE2.8Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #84CC16

Its complement is #D493FF, a light soft violet.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#84CC16
  • Complement#D493FF

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#CBB500
  • Base#84CC16
  • +30°#00D48F

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#84CC16
  • +120°#76B9FF
  • +240°#FF8B9E

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#84CC16
  • +150°#A6AAFF
  • +210°#FF7FD7

Split-complementary

Open in Harmony Studio

Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-lime-500: #84cc16;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as lime-500;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        lime: { 500: '#84cc16' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own lime-500; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-lime-500: oklch(0.768 0.204 130.8);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "lime-500": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.5176, 0.8, 0.0863],
        "hex": "#84cc16"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 lime-500"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let lime500 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.518, green: 0.800, blue: 0.086, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Lime500 = Color(0xFF84CC16)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Neighbors

The eight nearest colors on this site by ΔE2000, closest first. Under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Tools

Open #84CC16 in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.