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Color:
Lime


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Colors with the same hue:
Tundra
Dull Olive
Apple Green
Moss green
Artichoke
Lichen
Light Olive
Marsh Green
Beryl
Chiffon
Milk
Similar colors:
Spring bud
Dandelion
Spring Frost
Grass Green
Chartreuse
Yellow
Bitter lemon
Xanthic
Lemon
Sunny Yellow
Daffodil
Cadmium yellow
Bright green
Sickly Yellow
Kiwi
Aureolin
Peridot
Parakeet
Dazzling Yellow
Middle yellow
Pear
Bile
Sulfur
Harlequin
Vivid yellow
Green
Golden yellow
Inchworm
Limerick
Citrine
Words evoked by this color:
caustic,  phosphoric,  firefly,  acidification,  contagious,  squirming,  wriggle,  wriggling,  limelight,  infective,  lima,  pesky,  bilious,  gimlet,  limn,  emetic,  acerbity,  acerb,  acerbic,  acidity,  invigorate,  hopping,  grin,  sprite,  garnish,  limber,  fit,  emerging,  drooling,  wobbly,  chlorinated,  linde,  frolicking,  chlorination,  wriggled,  sauer,  toxoid,  snot,  bacillus,  linden,  astringent,  biter,  soured,  greening,  lunge,  loris,  lyman,  sour,  peewee,  salivation
Literary analysis:
While many of the examples cite lime as a chemical, building, or culinary substance, a few literary passages harness lime in its coloristic sense—mostly through the evocative term “lime-light.” In these instances, “lime” conjures a bright, almost luminous green hue that has become synonymous with theatrical brilliance and public exposure. For example, one author refers to “lime-light man” to suggest the dazzling, almost gaudy glow of the stage spotlight [1], while another speaks of seeing “all the bare boards and the lime light” to evoke an atmosphere both stark and exaggerated [2]. A further reference associates passionate love with the clamor of “lime-light and crowded audiences,” linking the vivid color to the intense glare of celebrity and performance [3]. Through these uses, literature transforms lime’s technical origins into a symbol of visibility, flamboyance, and the sometimes harsh spotlight of life.
  1. " "And there is the moon," said she, "for lime-light man.
    — from The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance by Richard Le Gallienne
  2. It is what we try to get in the theatre; but I see all the bare boards and the lime light—I don't have a chance of believing in it."
    — from Macleod of Dare by William Black
  3. Passionate love he did not much believe in; he associated it with lime-light and crowded audiences and the odor of gas.
    — from Prince Fortunatus by William Black


Colors associated with the word:
Lime  
Lime green
Electric lime
Key lime
Words with similar colors:
fit,  acerbic,  sour,  caustic,  grin,  frolic,  astringent,  limn,  contagious,  emetic,  lunge,  garnish,  sprite,  gimlet,  pesky,  bilious,  limber,  limelight,  frisky,  emerging
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