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New Lime 2025-30
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, New Lime sits at L* 82.8, a* -20.4, b* 80.7. Its hue angle is 104° and its chroma is 83.2, so it reads as an outright yellow rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 99%.
LRV 60.3: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 60.3, New Lime is lighter than 65% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to New Lime
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Stage | SW 6920 | 6.43 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Nervy Hue | SW 6917 | 8.49 | Same family only | |
| Humorous Green | SW 6918 | 8.64 | Same family only |
Closest Behr match to New Lime
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lime Pop | S-G-400 | 3.22 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Grape Green | 400B-5 | 5.78 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Citron | 400B-4 | 7.59 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yew Green | 2025-20 | 2.67 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Exotic Lime | 399 | 3.72 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Snow Cone Green | 2026-30 | 4.24 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Flower Power | 398 | 4.42 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Eccentric Lime | 2027-30 | 4.98 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Bright Lime | 2025-10 | 5.42 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Sunporch 2023-30 · lighter, LRV 64.0
- Bright Yellow 2022-30 · lighter, LRV 65.0
- Bold Yellow 336 · lighter, LRV 69.0
- Yellow Hibiscus 357 · darker, LRV 54.9
- Flower Power 398 · darker, LRV 55.0
- Snow Cone Green 2026-30 · darker, LRV 52.9
Colors that go with New Lime
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Swiss Blue 815 · complementary (180°)
- Citrus Blast 2018-30 · analogous (−30°)
- Spring Leaf 2030-40 · analogous (+30°)
- Fairy Tale Blue 2055-50 · triadic (120°)
- Blue Lace 1625 · triadic (240°)
New Lime vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 15.7) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 16.0) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 60.3), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Beacon Hill Damask (Benjamin Moore HC-2, ΔE 17.3) is lighter (LRV 68.0 vs 60.3), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.