Sassy Lime

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Brighter, cooler chartreuse-green for punchy dividers

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About Sassy Lime

Sassy Lime looks like a high-visibility highlighter that stayed calm. On my monitor it reads as a pale, lively green with a crisp, lemon-leaning undertone, not the creamier hush of and not the softer, sun-wink playfulness of . Compared with , it's less muted and less yellowed, so the green shows up first.

I use it when the UI needs fresh clarity without going "notice me" yellow. Think ag-tech and field-monitoring chips, category headers on food and CPG product pages, and subtle map overlays where you want the focus to feel green but still light enough to sit comfortably near white cards. It's also handy for onboarding steps and empty-state illustrations that should feel friendly and current, not dusty.

One quirk: because it's light and fairly clean, it can feel a little too sharp next to cooler grayer greens. I usually pair it with deeper olive tones or warm neutral text so it doesn't look like it's glowing off the page.

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WCAG 2.1 contrast ratios. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large. AAA requires 7:1 / 4.5:1.

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1.37:1Fail

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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On Gray 900 #18181b

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12.97:1AAA

On Black #000000

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15.38:1AAA

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