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Electric Lime

Sherwin-Williams 6921

HEX
#9ABA25
RGB
154, 186, 37
LAB
71.0, -29.8, 65.3
LRV
≈ 42
Family
Green, warm
Nearest RAL
6038 Luminous Green
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With an LRV of about 42, Electric Lime is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Electric Lime in other brands

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

How it looks with color blindness

  • Deuteranopia Reads as yellow
  • Protanopia Reads as yellow
  • Tritanopia Reads as green
  • Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

  • Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns yellow
  • Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
  • Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Electric Lime warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 65.3 and a value of -29.8 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Nippon Paint color to Electric Lime?

Very Lime (NP BGG 2608A), at ΔE 1.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Electric Lime?

≈ 42. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.