Nearest-color comparison
Fluorescent Green #08FF08 vs Lime #00FF00: RGB distance 11.3 and contrast 1:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Fluorescent Green and Lime are very close, with an RGB distance of 11.3. Fluorescent Green is lighter by 0.0007, and their saturation is equal. Their mutual contrast is 1:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Fluorescent Green and Lime across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
green color
Fluorescent Green is #08FF08, a cool green with hue 120°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.7159. Beside Lime, it is lighter and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 15.32:1.
green color
Lime is #00FF00, a cool green with hue 120°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.7152. Beside Fluorescent Green, it is darker and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 15.3:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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"description": "Lime is #00FF00, a cool green color with vibrant character. Compared with Fluorescent Green, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
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"useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
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"summary": "Fluorescent Green and Lime are different green colors with HEX values #08FF08 and #00FF00. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 11.3, their contrast ratio is 1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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