Bright Lime Color

#87fd05

Bright Lime is vivid, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #7802fa
Complementary Color #7b04fd
Color Shade: cool yellow (88.55° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.59% (better contrasting with black)
Bright Lime Color Sample
Bright Lime Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #87fd05

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Bright Lime Color. The Overgrown color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Electric Leaf (#89dd01) for more energetic effect. Try Radioactive Lilypad as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7b04fd is the best complementary color to Bright Lime. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #87fd05 complementary color is Electric Violet, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chartreuse are #fdf704 and #0afd04. Thus found on the left and right of #87fd05 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Yellow and Green colors as they work well with Bright Lime.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bright Lime palette consists of #f604fd and #040afd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b04fd). Try Electric Violet and Blue colors in combination with #87fd05, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #87fd05 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bright Lime. Thus Rose and Azure Radiance giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bright Lime contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Electric Violet, Cyan / Aqua, and Red split by 90° on the color wheel. #87fd05 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bright Lime tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#7b04fd) and two others. The Azure Radiance is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sorbus – 120° from the complementary Electric Violet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0486fd and #fd7a04.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #87fd05 is made of 34% red, 64% green and 1% blue. In a HSL mode Bright Lime has a hue angle of 88.55°, a saturation of 98.41% and a lightness of 50.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #87fd05 is made of 46.28% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.26% yellow and 0.78% black ink.

HEX #87fd05
RGB Decimal rgb(135,253,5)
RGB Percentage 34%, 64%, 1%
CMYK 46.28, 0, 97.26, 0.78
HSL hsl(88.55,98.41%,50.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(88.55,98.02%,99.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.5858,-64.9972,85.3095)
XYZ xyz(45.1443,75.4124,12.3203)
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