Color Names

Lick of Lime

A lick is a small taste, but this bright green is a whole squeeze.

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Lick of Lime is a light lime, close to green.

It can be described as light, soft, fresh and fairly saturated.

Set in black, because black reads best on it.

Lick of Lime

Lime (color)

Lime is a color that is a shade of yellow-green, so named because it is a representation of the color of the citrus fruit lime. It is the color that is in between the web color chartreuse and yellow on the color wheel. Alternate names for this color included yellow-green, lemon-lime, lime green, or bitter lime.

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lick

Verb

  1. To stroke with the tongue.
  2. To lap; to take in with the tongue.

Noun

  1. The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.
  2. The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick.
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lime

Noun

  1. Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
  2. Any gluey or adhesive substance that traps or captures; sometimes a synonym for birdlime.

Verb

  1. To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime).
  2. To smear with birdlime.
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