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Laudable Lime SW 6930
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Laudable Lime sits at L* 72.2, a* -31.3, b* 35.1. Its hue angle is 132° and its chroma is 47.0, so it reads as an outright green rather than a neutral. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 87%.
LRV 44.0: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 44.0, Laudable Lime is lighter than 55% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Laudable 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Grass | 426 | 3.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Exotic Bloom | 551 | 3.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Killala Green | 558 | 3.98 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Laudable 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard | 430B-5 | 3.39 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dublin | 440B-5 | 3.96 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gleeful | P380-5 | 4.56 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picnic | SW 6731 | 4.06 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Rally Green | SW 6934 | 5.30 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Organic Green | SW 6732 | 5.93 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Mesclun Green | SW 6724 | 6.66 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Oh Pistachio | SW 9033 | 8.01 | Same family only | |
| Outrageous Green | SW 6922 | 8.43 | Same family only |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Picnic SW 6731 · lighter, LRV 46.9
- Witty Green SW 6929 · lighter, LRV 61.5
- Organic Green SW 6732 · darker, LRV 35.4
- Festival Green SW 6923 · darker, LRV 30.1
- Straightforward Green SW 6935 · darker, LRV 29.1
Colors that go with Laudable Lime
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Laudable Lime:
- Green Bay SW 6481
- Independent Gold SW 6401
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Berry Frappé SW 9068 · complementary (180°)
- Parakeet SW 6711 · analogous (−30°)
- Active Green SW 6986 · analogous (+30°)
- Flyway SW 6794 · triadic (120°)
- Amaryllis SW 6591 · triadic (240°)
Laudable Lime vs popular colors
- Guilford Green (Benjamin Moore HC-116, ΔE 15.9) is lighter (LRV 57.2 vs 44.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 15.9) is lighter (LRV 45.5 vs 44.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Soft Fern (Benjamin Moore 2144-40, ΔE 17.0) is lighter (LRV 56.7 vs 44.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.