Classic LED primary colors such as red, green and blue work monochromatically. Each only covers a narrow range of the light spectrum. When mixed colors are created from them, the human eye perceives a new color, but physically important spectral components are missing.

LIME works differently: The color is generated using a phosphor and therefore produces broadband light with components ranging from the red to the green spectral range. This additional information improves color rendering and makes light appear more natural.

In modern LED systems, LIME is often combined with additional colors such as amber or cyan. Amber supports warm orange and yellow tones, while cyan complements the range between blue and green.

This creates versatile color mixing systems that enable both vivid effect colors and balanced white tones. For professional applications, this means greater flexibility in designing shows, stage sets, events and installations.