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Stay in Lime SW 9032
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, Stay in Lime sits at L* 67.8, a* -16.9, b* 39.4. Its hue angle is 113° and its chroma is 42.9, 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 37.5: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 37.5, Stay in Lime is lighter than 46% 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 Stay in 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Green | 406 | 2.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Perennial | 405 | 3.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Medieval Times | 530 | 3.98 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Stay in 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intoxication | PPU10-05 | 2.64 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Intoxication | PPU10-5 | 2.64 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Herbal Garden | 420D-5 | 2.98 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overt Green | SW 6718 | 2.20 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lime Rickey | SW 6717 | 3.95 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Parakeet | SW 6711 | 5.37 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Glade Green | SW 9669 | 6.11 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Cucuzza Verde | SW 9038 | 6.75 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Luau Green | SW 6712 | 6.98 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Parakeet SW 6711 · lighter, LRV 41.4
- Lime Rickey SW 6717 · lighter, LRV 45.0
- Mélange Green SW 6710 · lighter, LRV 52.7
- Overt Green SW 6718 · darker, LRV 34.0
- Luau Green SW 6712 · darker, LRV 29.5
- Gecko SW 6719 · darker, LRV 22.1
Colors that go with Stay in Lime
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Stay in Lime:
- Drift of Mist SW 9166
- Moth Wing SW 9174
- Roman Column SW 7562
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Dahlia SW 6816 · complementary (180°)
- Alchemy SW 6395 · analogous (−30°)
- Rally Green SW 6934 · analogous (+30°)
- Flyway SW 6794 · triadic (120°)
- Vivacious Pink SW 6850 · triadic (240°)
Stay in Lime vs popular colors
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 14.9) is lighter (LRV 45.5 vs 37.5), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Guilford Green (Benjamin Moore HC-116, ΔE 15.3) is lighter (LRV 57.2 vs 37.5), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 16.1) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 37.5), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.