Limon

#f7eb73

Lighter, softer chartreuse highlight, calmer than near-neon

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About Limon

I keep thinking of Limon as that moment a sticky note catches light over a pale dashboard. It's a light, lemon-leaning green that stays lively without sliding into the butter-sunny warmth of , and it never goes milky near-white like . Compared to , it feels a touch greener and less "highlight" cool. The result is a shade with green family clarity that reads like yellow signage, not tinted paper.

For product UI, I use Limon when I want emphasis that feels fresh and lightly energized: quantity badges in grocery and meal kit apps, small success chips in onboarding flows for retail POS, and confirmation panels in logistics dashboards where you're tracking steps and status. It's also great in e-commerce promo tiles that need a clean, lemon-green background behind short text, especially over deeper greens or charcoal UI chrome. This is the one you reach for when you need warmth that won't look washed out or tip too far chartreuse.

Quirk: because it's light, it can fight with very pale yellows in crowded screens, so give it a slightly darker border or a richer green neighbor.

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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.

On White #ffffff

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1.23:1Fail

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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On Gray 900 #18181b

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14.41:1AAA

On Black #000000

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17.09:1AAA

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