Nearest-color comparison

Lime vs Neon Green

Lime and Neon Green are different green colors with HEX values #00FF00 and #39FF14. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 60.4, their contrast ratio is 1.01:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Lime and Neon Green are visually related colors. Neon Green is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.01:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Lime#00FF00

Neon Green#39FF14

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Lime and Neon Green across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance60.4

Pair contrast1.01:1

Luminance delta0.0092

Hue delta9 deg

Lighter colorNeon Green

More saturatedLime

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

green color

Lime

Lime is #00FF00, a cool green color with vibrant character. Compared with Neon 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.

HEX#00FF00 RGB0, 255, 0 HSL120, 100, 50 CMYK100, 0, 100, 0 Luminance0.7152 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

green color

Neon Green

Neon Green is #39FF14, a cool green color with vibrant character. Compared with Lime, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for neon accents, event graphics, and high-energy digital design, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#39FF14 RGB57, 255, 20 HSL111, 100, 54 CMYK78, 0, 92, 0 Luminance0.7244 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Lime or Neon Green

Choose LimeLime is better when the design needs vibrant green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #00FF00.

Choose Neon GreenNeon Green is better when the design needs vibrant green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #39FF14.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyLimeNeon Green

HEX#00FF00#39FF14

RGB0, 255, 057, 255, 20

HSL120, 100, 50111, 100, 54

CMYK100, 0, 100, 078, 0, 92, 0

FamilyGreenGreen

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneVibrantVibrant

Luminance0.71520.7244

Black contrast15.3:115.49:1

White contrast1.37:11.36:1

Shared tonesVibrant

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Limeblack text - 15.3:1

Neon Greenblack text - 15.49:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Lime#00FF00

Neon Green#39FF14

#5CFF5C#5CFF5C

#86FF70#86FF70

Magenta#FF00FF

#DC14FF#DC14FF

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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      100,
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    "cmyk": [
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      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 15.3
    },
    "description": "Lime is #00FF00, a cool green color with vibrant character. Compared with Neon 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.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/lime/",
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  },
  {
    "slug": "neon-green",
    "name": "Neon Green",
    "hex": "#39FF14",
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      255,
      20
    ],
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    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
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    ],
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    "bestText": {
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      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 15.49
    },
    "description": "Neon Green is #39FF14, a cool green color with vibrant character. Compared with Lime, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for neon accents, event graphics, and high-energy digital design, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/neon-green/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/neon-green.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 60.4,
  "contrastRatio": 1.01,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 9,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 4
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0092,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Neon Green",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Lime"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.01,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Lime",
      "background": "#00FF00",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 15.3
    },
    {
      "color": "Neon Green",
      "background": "#39FF14",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 15.49
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Neon Green is better when the design needs vibrant green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #39FF14.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/lime-vs-neon-green.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lime.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/neon-green.json"
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Full JSON dataset

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