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
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
- Very Lime Nippon Paint NP BGG 2608A Green Very close ΔE 1.5
- Sporting Green Vista K-376 Green Very close ΔE 1.8
- Citrus Limon Berger Paints 4A3030 Green Very close ΔE 1.9
- In the Tropics Dunn-Edwards DEA125 Green Very close ΔE 2.0
- Funky Frog Glidden PPG1221-7 Green Close ΔE 2.5
- Funky Frog PPG 1221-7 Green Close ΔE 2.5
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
- Eye Catching Sherwin-Williams 6914 Yellow
- High Strung Sherwin-Williams 6705 Yellow
- Very close ΔE 0.0
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.