Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind lime-300 #BEF264

Tailwind CSS v3's lime-300 is #BEF264. It is a pale vivid green in the green family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.897, chroma 0.179 and hue 126.7°. The nearest CSS named color is greenyellow (#ADFF2F), ΔE2000 5.4 away.

Relative luminance
0.7537
OKLCH L · C · h
0.897 · 0.179 · 126.7
Best text
Black 16.07:1
Hue family
Green
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#BEF264 color codes

HEX
#BEF264
RGB
rgb(190, 242, 100)
HSL
hsl(82, 85%, 67%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.897 0.179 126.7)
OKLab
oklab(0.897 -0.107 0.143)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 89.57, a* -37.65, b* 61.72
XYZ (D65)
X 55.29, Y 75.37, Z 23.69
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(21%, 0%, 59%, 5%)

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 #BEF264 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 16.07:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.30:1.

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

    16.07:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +88

  • White text on it

    1.30:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −17

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.30:1

  • As text on black

    16.07:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −88

  • As text on white

    1.30:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +15

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.30:1

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #5D8200 4.50:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.90 to 0.56 reaches 4.50:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #BEF264 16.07:1

    It already reaches 16.07:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #BEF264 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 #BEF264

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #BEF264 sits at step 200.

  1. 50#E8FFCA
    White
    1.07
    Black
    19.58
  2. 100#D1FD8E
    White
    1.15
    Black
    18.15
  3. 200This color#BEF264
    White
    1.30
    Black
    16.07
  4. 300#A1D14C
    White
    1.78
    Black
    11.73
  5. 400#85B41A
    White
    2.45
    Black
    8.54
  6. 500#6D9600
    White
    3.49
    Black
    6.01
  7. 600#597C00
    White
    4.87
    Black
    4.30
  8. 700#476300
    White
    6.87
    Black
    3.05
  9. 800#324800
    White
    10.18
    Black
    2.06
  10. 900#1F2F00
    White
    14.33
    Black
    1.46
  11. 950#101A00
    White
    17.95
    Black
    1.16

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. 300This color#BEF264
    White
    1.30
    Black
    16.07
  5. 400#A3E635
    White
    1.50
    Black
    13.92
  6. 500#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 #BEF264 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.230; #BEF264 uses 78% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.269 there: 17% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.179
sRGB edge
0.230
Display P3 edge
0.269
Rec. 2020 edge
0.278
Dominant wavelength
563 nm
Excitation purity
57%
Chromaticity
x 0.3582, y 0.4883
  • This color#BEF264
  • Most vivid in sRGB#B5F700
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.897 0.269 126.7)

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

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #bef264;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0.7466 0.9714 0); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #BEF264

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%#DFF9B2
  • OKLab50%#DEFAB9
  • OKLCH50%#DEFAB9

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#5F7932
  • OKLab50%#485E22
  • OKLCH50%#485E22

Its complement #E8D3FF

  • sRGB50%#D3E3B2
  • OKLab50%#D3E5BC
  • OKLCH50%#FFD1C4
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #bef264, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #bef264 50%, white);

In use

#BEF264 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, 4.5:116.07:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.30:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.30:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.30:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #5D8200 4.50:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:116.07:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:114.33:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:114.33:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:114.33:1 Passes

Color vision

How #BEF264 looks with color blindness

Achromatopsia changes it most, ΔE2000 27.6; deuteranopia changes it least, 15.7.

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

    #FEE354 ΔE2000 17.0

    Distinct

    Reads as pale soft amber

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #F6E06E ΔE2000 15.7

    Distinct

    Reads as pale soft amber

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #C5E8D4 ΔE2000 21.9

    Distinct

    Reads as pale grayish green

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #E1E1E1 ΔE2000 27.6

    Distinct

    Reads as off-white

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #E8D3FF. Their lightness contrast is only 1.05:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#BEF264 · #E8D3FF56.2Stays distinct
Protanopia#FEE354 · #CCDAFF44.5Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#F6E06E · #D0DBFE41.8Stays distinct
Tritanopia#C5E8D4 · #E5D9E224.1Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1 · #DBDBDB1.4Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #BEF264

Its complement is #E8D3FF, a pale muted violet.

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

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#BEF264
  • Complement#E8D3FF

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#FFDC29
  • Base#BEF264
  • +30°#64FFAD

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#BEF264
  • +120°#C2E1FF
  • +240°#FFCED7

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#BEF264
  • +150°#D4DBFF
  • +210°#FFCAF0

Split-complementary

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Code

Design tokens

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

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-lime-300: #bef264;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as lime-300;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        lime: { 300: '#bef264' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

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

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own lime-300; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-lime-300: oklch(0.897 0.179 126.7);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "lime-300": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.7451, 0.949, 0.3922],
        "hex": "#bef264"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 lime-300"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let lime300 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.745, green: 0.949, blue: 0.392, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Lime300 = Color(0xFFBEF264)
}

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 #BEF264 in the tools

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