Light Green vs Lime — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 62/100 (analogous (soft)) · Distinguishable 73/100 (easy to tell apart) · Match 37/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.

Readability0Fail

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Fail1.0:1

Harmony62Analogous (soft)

Analogous (soft)

51° apart

Distinguishable73Easy to tell apart

normal

colorblind

ΔE 29

Match37Different

ΔE 29 — different

How different are Light Green and Lime?

Light Green and Lime are a clear pair (ΔE 29). They have distinctly different hues (51° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

Light Green text on Lime: 1.02:1 (Fail); Lime text on Light Green: 1.02:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #206B1F clears it.

Common questions

Do Light Green and Lime go well together?

Analogous (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 62/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Light Green readable as text on Lime?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #206B1F clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between Light Green and Lime?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 29 — a clear pair.

Are Light Green and Lime the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 29).

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