text: Lime , also traditionally known as lime green or lime-green , is a color three-fourths of the way between yellow and green ( closer to yellow than to green ) , so named because it is a representation of the color of the citrus fruit called limes .
simplified: Lime green is the color of the outer skin of a lime . Lime pulp is the color of the inside of a lime and of limeade , a fruit drink that is made from limes .